Book Title: Ratnapala Nrup Charitra
Author(s): Surendra Muni
Publisher: Pukhraj Dhanraj Sheth
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/036479/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FDAY zrI jinendrAya namaH Sul surendramunigranthamAlAyAH prathamo maNi ratnapAla nRpa caritra . : bhASAntarakartA : vidyAnurAgI zrI surendramunijI mahArAja " sAhityaratna" P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -~~ paramapUjya tapogacchAdhipati zrI 1008 zrI mohanalAlajI mahArAja -: sadgurubhyo nama : E --OM zrI ratnapAla nRpa caritra * hindI bhASAnuvAdaka hindA mA * vidyApremI zrI surendra munijI mahArAja * __ vIra saM0 2480 / ___ mohana saM0 48 ( prathamAvRtti 1000 mUlya 0-12-0 / vikrama saM. 2011 / IsvI san 1954 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka:__* seTha pukharAja dhanarAja mu0 po0 rAnI (rAjasthAna) mu. po.. Serving jinshasan 111391 gyanmandir@kobatirth.org -OJa ga / sarva haka svAdhIna ? sarva hakka svAdhIna prApti sthAnaH- . saubhAgyacandra kisturacandrajI lor3hA mu. posTa- sAvana vAyA nImaca (madhyabhArata) - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramalahitanAmadheya sakalAgayarahasyavit vidvadvRnda vandanIya prAtaHsmaraNIya gharapakSAnta sapogacchAdhipati pUjyapAda anuyogamA mAyAlajI mahArAja zrI zrI 1008 83 au horayunijI gaNIvara * janma saMvat 1945 ASADha zuklA 2, sihora dIkSA saMvat 1965 jeSTha zuklA 5, vaDanagara (mAlavA) .. gaNI tathA panyAsapada saM. 1979 phAlguna zuklA 3 suNela gujarAja P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * sAdara samarpaNaHparama pUjya vizuddha cAritra cUr3AmaNI prAtaHsmaraNIya suvihitanAma dheya vidvadvanda vandanIya dharmadhuraMdhara AgamaparizIlanazAlI zAstravizArada vyAkhyAna vAcaspati paramazAnta anuyogAcArya panyAsajI mahArAja zrImad hIra munijI gaNi ke karakamaloM meM yaha kRti sAdara samarpaNa karatA hU~ lekhaka-vinIta caraNopAsaka surendra / P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // zrI jinendraaynmH|| parama suvihita nAmadheya sakalAgama rahasyavit pUjya anuyogAcArya panyAsajI zrI hIra ke munijI mahArAja sAhiva kI saMkSipta ra jIvana prabhA saurASTra prAnta meM surAsura narasevita parama pavitra tIrthAdhirAja zrI zatrujaya mahAgiri kI zItala chAyA meM agaNya puNyazAlI vApI. vapra. vihAra varNa vanitAdi se maNDita zihora nAma kA nagara hai| usI nagara meM ApakA janma saMvat 1945 ke ASAr3ha zuklA dvitIyA ko jaina vIzA zrImAlI jAti meM huyA thaa| Apake pitA kA nAma mAvajI bhAI evaM mAtA kA nAma divAlI devI thaa| putra-janma se mAtA-pitAdi ke harSa kA pAra na rahA aura isa khuzI ke upalakSa meM jina prAsAda meM aSTAnhikA mahotsava, dIna dukhiyoM ko dAnAdi _ diyaa| tatpazcAt sUtaka nivRtti ke bAda svajana-varga ke sanmukha navajAta zizu kA nAma * hIrAlAla * rakkhA gyaa| vAstava meM "yathA nAma tathA guNa" kI kahAvata ke anusAra P.P. Ac. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI Apa guNa ke bhaNDAra haiN| krama se mAtA-pitA dvArA lAlana-pAlana kiye jAne para jisa prakAra zukla pakSa meM nakSatreza dina pratidina baDhatA jAtA hai, usI. bhAMti mAtA-pitA ke manoratha ke sAtha baDhane lge| jaba ApakI Ayu 5 varSa kI huI taba nIti anusAra Apako eka acche suzikSita kalAcAye ke nikaTa vidyAdhayana ke lie rakkhe gye| alpa kAla hI meM Apane apanI tIvra buddhi kA paricaya de diyaa| zikSaka inake vinayaguNa va vidyAbhyAsa ke parizrama ko dekhakara Apa para nitya prasanna rahA karatA aura sahapAThI IrSyA se jalate rahate / vyavahArika jJAna ke sAtha sAtha Apa dhArmika abhyAsa bhI . karate rhe| kevala sAta varSa kI vAla Ayu meM Apane. do pratikramaNa maukhika yAda kara liye| bacapana se hI ApakI : pravRtti dharma ke prati vizeSa thii| nitya pitAjI ke sAtha jina mandira meM darzana karane ke liye tathA upAzraya meM vyAkhyAna zravaNa ke liye jAyA karate the| yadi apane gAMva meM kisI munirAja kA Agamana sunate to ApakA mukha praphullita ho jAtA aura turanta hI vahAM jA pahu~cate / tathA unake mukhAravinda se sudhAmayI bhAratI kA zravaNa karate, una upadezoM ko apane jIvana meM pariNita karane kI koziza karate / anta meM inhoMne una pravRttiyoM ko mana meM vasA lI aura vairAgyopadeza kA sahArA milane para saMsAra rUpI bhava samudra se pAra utArane P.P.AC. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (3), vAle cAritra rUpI nAMva kA sahArA lene kA mana meM dRr3hasaMkalpa kara liyaa| ina bhAvanAoM ko saphala banAne ke lie Apa rAta-dina nimagna rahA karate / Akhira una cintAoM se = nivRtti pAne ke lie eka dina ghara se bhAga nikale aura godhe meM panyAsajI zrI gambhIra vijayajI mahArAja ke pAsa A / pahu~ce / bacapana se hI ApakA saMsAra ke prati anurAga na thA, . isakA yaha pAraNAma / 1 . iMdhara Apake pitA jo nagara seTha the| putra-ratna ko ghara | meM na pAkara Akula-vyAkula ho cAroM tarapha khoja karane lge| parantu ApakA kahIM patA na lgaa| dUsare dina kisI vyakti ne kahA ki Apake putra godhe meM panyAsajI mahArAja sAhaba ke pAsa haiN| isa prakAra santoSajanaka samAcAra pAkara mAtApitAdi kA hRdaya zAnta huaa| ve usI samaya godhe gaye aura bAlaka hIrAlAla ko samajhAkara vApisa ghara le aaye| lekina dhArmika pravRttiyoM meM raMge hue va saMsAra rUpI viSapannaga se Dare huai hone ke kAraNa yaha saMsAra inheM nahIM bhAyA / inake pitA ne inako saMsAra zrRMkhalA meM bAMdhane ke lie bahutere upAya kiye magara ve saba niSphala hue| kucha samaya nikAla kara phira ghara se nikale aura svajana-sambandhiyoM se najara bacAkara sIdhe relve sTezana para phuNce| ThIka usI samaya Trena AcukI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI, Apa turanta usameM jA baiThe tathA bambaI pahu~ca gaye / vahAM Apa eka ghI ke vyApArI kI dukAna para kucha samaya taka rahe / eka dina Apane apane eka dharmamitra se apanI bhAvanA prakaTa kii| isa para unake mitra ne kahA-isa samaya praur3hapratApI vacana siddha zrImAn mohanalAlajI mahArAja sAhaba ke praziSya tapasvIjI zrI kalyANa munijI mahArAja sAdhu-samudAya sahita var3anagara (mAlavA) meM haiN| unake pAsa Apa jAiye aura apanA kArya siddha kIjiye / ve atyanta sarala prakRti ke haiM tathA vidvAn bhI advitIya haiN| mitra ke aise vacana sunakara Apa atyanta prasanna hue aura usI samaya vahAM se ravAnA hokara bar3anagara meM Aye, jahAM ki tapasvIjI mahArAja the| vahAM jAkara Apane guruvarya ko bhAvapUrvaka vandana kiyA, tadanantara Apane apanI bhAvanA ko mahArAja sAhaba ke sanmukha prakaTa kii| tapasvI mahArAja ne bhI inakA mukha tejasvI tathA vairAgya raMga se raMgIna jAna bar3anagara (mAlavA) meM saMvat 1965 kI jyeSTha zuklA paMcamI ko bIsa varSa kI pUrNa yuvAvasthA meM dIkSA pradAna kI tathA zramaNocitta yogya zikSAaiM dii| guru ke sAnnidhya meM rahakara Apane cAritra kA sucAru rUpa se pAlana kara AtmA ko ucca zikhara para cddh'aayaa| - bAla brahmacArI munirAja ne canda samaya meM hI vinaya guNa va bhakti dvArA sarva sthita muniyoM ko raMjita kara diyaa| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba krama se Apane pUjyapAda pravartakajI zrI kAnti munijI mahArAja jo ki kalyANa munijI mahArAja ke kAkA guru the, unake sAnnidhya meM rahakara dhArmika vidyAdhyayana karanA Arambha kiyA aura kucha hI kAla meM Apane paMca pratikramaNa nava smaraNa, prAraNa bhASya, karmagrantha, vRhat saMgrahaNI, kSetra samAsa, tatvArtha sUtrAdi kA samyak prakAra se sa.rtha adhyayana kara liyaa| usake bAda Apa eka acche vidvAn paNDita ke pAsa sArasvata vyAkaraNa paDhane lge| sAtha hI sAtha koSa, nyAya, kAvyAdi kA abhyAsa bhI kiyA karate the| aba ApakI vaktRtva zailI bhI avarNanIya ho gii| Apa jisa vakta vyAkhyAna dete, usa samaya sacamuca mAdhurya Tapakane lgtaa| ApakA pahilA cAturmAsa mehadapura (mAlavA) meM huA, usake bAda anekoM cAturmAsa Apa sthAna-sthAna para karate rhe| suavasara milane para Apane pUjya panyAsajI zrI harSa munijI kI adhyakSatA meM raha, uttarAdhyayana, AcArAMga, kalpasUtra, mahAnizItha sUtrAdi ke yogodvahana kiye| dinoMdina tapasyA aura vidyAbhyAsa se Apa khyAti prApta karane lge| samvat 1978 meM panyAsajI zrI zAnti munijI sUri mahArAz2a ati Agraha hone para Apane bhagavatI sUtra ke yogodvahana meM praveza kiyA tathA samvat 1979 ke phAlguna zuklA 3 ko P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na -: guru-stuti :- ama.. caMcala mana ko kara nija adhIna banate indriya jita sabhIcInaM / hai antaHkaraNa pavitra zAMta, gaMbhIra sindhu sama jo nitAnta // sadguru gaNa se bhUSita mahAn , ho taporUpa tuma mUrtimAna / tuma zucitA samatA ke sudhAma, he ! hIra muni tumako praNAma / / zrI tapAgaccha gaganAMgaNa meM, vistRta vasudhA ke prAMgaNa meM / tava kIrti patAkA kA prasAra, bhUtala nabhatala ke huA pAra // - tuma vasudhA kI anupama vibhUti, tumase hotI sanmati prasUti / 5 tuma cidAnanda rata ho akAma, he hIra muni tumako praNAma | tuma yazaH zukla tuma tapaH zukla, zuci vazyoM meM banate suzakla / he mune ! tumhArA madhura jApa, bhaktoM ke karatA dhvaMsa pApa // tuma azaraNa zaraNa anAtha nAtha, tumase vasundharA hai sanAtha / tuma karuNA ke sAgara prakAma, he hIra mune! tumako praNAma / / Atmastha bhAva meM lIna mUrti, karatI abhAva kI acala pUrti / : bahu hitakara rucikara sarasa sUkti, detI bhaktoM ko bhukti mukti // upadeza sudhA sarasA amalA, kara amara zAnti detI acalA / "tumase dRr3ha aMgIkRta viyAma, he hIra mune ! tumako praNAma // P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (6) jagatI ke jana dukha paMka magna, jo kartavyoM se hai vilagna / pApoM kI bhISaNa rUpa rAsa, detI hai unako pravala trAsa // aise jaba jana tumare adhIna, hote taba banate dukha vihIna / tava parama zAntimaya rUpa nAma, he hIra mune ! tumako praNAma // tuma dRr3ha vRtti tuma taponiSTha, phira madhura bhAva tuma meM viziSTa / tava smitiyuta Anana kA prakAza, karatA mana paMkaja kA vikAza // sat kRti ke nAzaka ve vikAra, tuma para nahiM kara sakate prahAra / tuma Atma bhAvanA se lalAma, he hIra mune ! tumako praNAma // rahate adhIna tumare jo jana, unake saba pApa tApa mocana / karate bhava bAdhA kI prazAnti, harate tuma saba ajJAna bhraanti|| vidhvaMsita tumase durvicAra, vistArita hai bahu sad vicAra / ati pAvana hai tava guNa grAma, he hIra mune ! tumako praNAma // durlalita kAma krodhAdi mAra, jagatItala meM karate vihAra / bahu pUjita bahu saMmAnita tuma, bahu vaMdita bahu Anandita tum|| he mahA mune ! maiM hU~ ajAna, kisa bhAMti karU tava kIrti gaan| vasa jApa karUM tava lalita nAma, he hIra mune ! tumako praNAma // ___ racayitA-surendra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa. pU. panyAsajI zrImad hIramunijI mahArAja sAhabake paTTaprabhAvaka zighyaratna vaiyAvanakaraNadakSa vidyAvAridhi panyAsapravara * zrI zrI sundara munijI mahArAja sAhaba * janma saMvat 1968 mArgazIrSa zuklA 5, ruNIjA (mAlavA) dIkSA saMvat 1992 kArtika zuklA 2, ahamadAbAda paM. padavI pAlItANA saM. 2011 vaizAkha zuklA 1 Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . ... -upAddhAta .... " priya pAThaka vRnda ! 1. prastuta grantha saMskRta grantha -kA-bhASAtuvAda hai| mUla. saMskRta pustaka ke racayitA tapAgacchAdhirAja soma sUri ke paTTa prabhAvaka. yuga: pradhAna muni sundara sUri ke ziSya vAcanAcArya somamaNDana gaNI the| prAcIna kAla se hI bhArata ke sAhitya premiyoM ne kathA praNAlI kA bahuta Adara kiyA hai| isakA mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki isa kathA praNAlI dvArA upadiSTa viSaya sarala aura manohara hone se 'bhAbAla-vRddha saba ko rucikara hote haiN| isa pustaka ke nirmAtA meM bhI usI kA anusaraNa karake bar3A lokopakAra kiyA hai| isa pustaka / meM lekhaka ne sarala aura sundara 2 dRSTAnta dekara dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAcaM rUpa se vibhakta dhameM ko samajhAne kI bahuta koziza kI - hai aura usameM saphala hue haiM / Aair!! ... : yaha to nirvivAda siddha hai ki dharma hI iha laukika aura pAralaukika sukha kA pradhAna kAraNa hai| parantu usake bheda jAne binA va usakA samyaka rUpa se ciraNaM kiye binA dharma kA kucha bhI phala nahIM miltaa| isI kAraNa se mUla lekhaka ne dharma ke. dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva isa prakAra cAra bheda karake aura unameM "maiM bar3A hUM maiM bar3A hUM' aisA vivAda dikhalA kara yaha nirNaya kiyA hai ki ye dAnAdi dharma sApekSa haiM arthAt sAtha 2 hI vyavahAra meM lAye jAte haiM; pRthaka nhiiN| sApekSa hone ke kAraNa hI naya kahalAte haiN| yadi unameM sApekSatA na ho to ye kunaya kahe jA sakate haiN| ina cAroM meM dAna kA prabhAva sarva zreSTha hai| kyoMki dAnI ke dvAra para bar3e 2 nispahI "jo kaMcana kAminI aura rAjya ke sukha kI bhI icchA mahI P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rakhate" aise mahAtmA loga Akara hAtha phailAte haiN| isa supAtra dAna kA jo phala hai, use buddhimAn loga jAnate haiM tathA zAstragamya hai| - isa pustaka meM dAna ke mAhAtmya para ratnapAla nRpa kI kathA zabdabaddha kI gaI hai| pUrvabhava meM usane sAdhuoM ko bhAva pUrvaka prAzuka taMdula jala kA dAna diyA thaa| usake prabhAva se isa bhava meM samRddhizAlI rAjya kI prAti huii| zIla ke viSaya meM siddhadatta aura dhanadatta kI kathA hai| dhanI siddhadatta kA zIla ke ajJAna ke kAraNa jo hrAsa huA aura jJAnavAn zIla sampanna dhanadatta zIlatA ke prabhAva se unnati ke zikhara para phuNcaa| usakA varNana bar3I khUbI ke sAtha kiyA gayA hai| sAtha meM tapa kA bhI varNana hai, jisake prabhAva se hI devI ne prasanna hokara varadAna diye the| isake sivAya anya bhI kaI mahatvapUrNa upadeza haiM ki manuSya ko apane sudina aura kudina kI parIkSA karake kArya karanA cAhie tAki hAni na uThAnI pdd'e| adhika kaMjUsI ke viSaya meM zRGgadatta kI sundara kathA likhakara yaha dikhAyA hai ki lobhI manuSya ihaloka aura paraloka ke sukha ko na pAkara apanA janma vyartha hI vyatIta karatA hai| 5. isa sundara aura jIvana ko sudhArane vAlI pustaka kA bhASAnuvAda karake vidyApremI surendra muni ne lokopakAra kiyA hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki isa anupama pustaka kA hindI anuvAda hone se hindI bhASA-bhASI bahuta lAbha uThAveMge aura yaha hindI anuvAda hindI premiyoM kA jIvana pathapradarzaka siddha hogaa| vikrama saM0 2011 Asoja kRSNA 15 sundaramuni, dujANA kA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -OM prathama pariccheda * (NXXNE yaH zrIsadmane tasmaiH namaH zrI naabhijnmne| yannAmAMpinRNAM datte, kalpazAkhIva vAcchitam // .. arthaH-bhukti aura mukti ke dene vAle una prasiddha mahAmahima nAbhi rAjA ke putra bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko namaskAra ho, binakA nAma smaraNa bhI kalpavRkSa kI taraha manuSyoM kI vAMchita kAmanAoM ko pUrNa karatA hai / dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva isa prakAra dharma cAra prakAra se kahA gayA hai| vaha lakSmI kA kAraNa, saMsArarUpI samudra ko pAra karane ke lie setu ke samAna mahAkaSToM kA nAza karane vAlA hai| cAroM meM dAna zreSTha hai kyoMki pUrvakAla meM jinezvaroM ne bhI una cAra prakAra ke dharma-bhedoM meM dAnAdi anyonyavAda kI yukti se dAna ko sarvazreSTha kahA hai| aisA jAno, usakI zreSThatA isa taraha hai| P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ratnagala nRpa caritra eka samaya dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva jo mukti ke mArga haiM ve apane 2 mahAtmya ke ghamaNDa se "maiM bar3A ha" isa prakAra Apasa meM vivAda karane lage-dAna bolA-maiM hI mukti kA mukhya kAraNa hUM, anya gIla Adi saba sahakArI kAraNa arthAt sahAyatA karane vAle haiM, aisA smjho| maiMne itanI praur3hI Aropita kI hai ki eka janma se hI zAlibhadra mAkSa ko prApta hue, tInoM loka isa vRtAMta ko jAnate haiN| dhanasArtheza ke bhava meM jo ghI kA dAna sAdhuyoM ko diyA usa dAna ke puNya se triloka ke pitAmaha aise yugAdhIza hue, ikSagma ko dene vAle apane pautra ke hAtha ke nIce apanA hAtha prabhu ne kiyA isa kAraNa se merA mahAtmya sApha prakaTa hai| jo nispRhI loga kisI bhI kAma meM kisI kI bhI sahAyatA nahIM cAhate mukti-mArga meM pravRta hue ve bhI dAtA kI apekSA rakhate haiN| bahuta kathana se kyA ? nava niddhiyeM aura ATha siddhiyeM tathA puruSoM ko uttama bhoga evaM ArogyAdi joM prApta hote haiM ve saba mere hI prabhAva se milate haiN| , zIla bolA-ina mokSa ke aMgoM meM yuktiyoM dvArA merI hI mukhyatA siddha hotI hai, anya kI mukhyatA kisI prakAra siddha nahIM hotI / isa saMsAra meM seTha sudarzana ko aise aise adbhata pratihArya prakaTa hue haiM aura jo mokSa ko prApta P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * prathama pariccheda - huyA hai, usameM bhI mere sivAya dUsare kisI kA prabhAva nhiiN| sItA, subhadrAdi satiyoM ne pahile jo duHsAdhyakRta sampAdana kiye, vaha saba merA hI niSkalaka mahAtmya hai| svecchAcArI sAvadha karma meM lagA huA, kalaha karAne vAlA nArada bhI zuddha mana se merI ArAdhanA karake mokSa meM gayA / jinezvara bhagavAna ne anya dAnAdi ke lie na to anujJaH dI hai, na niSedha kiyA hai, parantu saMsAra bIja jo abrahma hai usakA saba sthAnoM meM niSedha kiyA hai / marI mukhyatA kA kAraNa yaha hai ki jitendriyatva mere dvArA prApta hotA hai aura usase vinaya, phira krama se vinaya dvArA saba sampatti prApta hotI haiN| isalie nizcaya karake maiM zIla hI sampatti kA mUla kAraNa hU / anya sthAnoM meM bhI kahA hai, ki vinaya kA kAraNa jitendriyapana hai, vinaya se guNoM kI utkRSTatA hotI hai| guNa prakarSa se manuSya prasanna hote haiM aura manuSyoM kI prasannatA se hI sampattiyeM prApta hotI haiN| uparokta kAraNoM : se dUsaroM ko nahIM prApta hone vAle zreSThakarma se vidita hai svarUpa jisakA, aise mere zatAMza ko bhI anya dAnAdi dharma .. pAne yogya nahIM hai, yaha nizcita hai| tapa kahane lagA-dAnAdi kI gurutA taba taka hai jaba taka mere dedIpyamAna mahAtmya para dRSTi na pdd'e| kaThina kAryoM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * ko sAdhana ke lie hari vAsudeva aura cakravartI jo mahA prabhAvazAlI haiM, ve bhI vAMchita siddhi ko dene vAle merI hI sadA sevA karate haiN| tapa se asthira kArya sthira, vakra bhI sIdhA, durlabha sulabha aura kaThina bhI sarala ho jAte haiN| jaise agni ananta kASTha-rAzi ko kSaNa bhara meM bhasma kara detI hai usI taraha maiM aneka bhavoM se saMcita duSkarmoM ko kSaNa bhara meM naSTa kara detA huuN| anya zAstrakAroM ne bhI kahA hai:-bAhya aura abhyantara tapo vahi ke dedIpyamAna hone para saMyamA durjara karmoM ko bhI kSaNa bhara meM kATa detA hai| nikAcita karmoM se atmA do taraha se chUTatA hai, svayaM anubhava 'bhoga' karake yA mara tapa dvArA bhasma krk| sImaMdhara svAmi ne kahA hai:-he bhavyo ! pUrva bhava meM saMcita kiye hue jinakA pratikAra duHzaka hai, aise karmoM / ko bhogakara hI mokSa hotA hai, binA bhoge nahIM / athavA tapa se unako nAza karake mokSa hotA hai| ye do hI "upAya haiN| phira sunoH-niSiddha AcaraNoM se utpanna hue pApoM se malina aAtmA guru se upadiSTa tapa se (mere se) hI zIva. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * prathama paccheida ke zuddha hotA hai| isakA anvaya udAharaNa yaha hai ki brAhmaNahatyA, strIhatyA, bAlahatyA, gohatyA Adi pApoM se naraka' meM jAne vAle dRr3ha prahArI bhI mere tapa dvAga mokSa ko cale gye| zreNika jisake sAtha anantAnubandhi 'krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, samyaktva mohanIya. mizra mohanIya, mithyAtva mohanIya' kSINa ho gaye the, vaha bhagavAna kI ArAdhanA karatA huA bhI mare 'tapa' se vimutra hone ke kAraNa naraka meM phuNcaa| anvaya aura vyatireka se 'arthAt merI sevA karane se mukti, na karane se mukti nhiiN| kaI bAra parIkSA karane para bhI vidvAn loga mujhe dAna, zIlAdi ke mAhAtmya se kama mahatva kyoM dete haiM ? - usa samaya bhAva dAnAdi ko ghamaNDapUrvaka kahane lagAmere se hI mahimA pAkara mere hI sAmane garajate hue tumako lajjA nahIM aatii| jaise jIva ke binA zarIra, puNya ke / binA phala, jala ke binA tAlAca zobhA nahIM pAte, usI prakAra tuma 'dAnAdi bhI mere vinA zobhA nahIM pA skte| zAstra kA pramANa suno-bahuta dhana kA dAna; saMpUrNa jina vacanoM kA abhyAsa kiyA huA caNDa kriyAkANDa, kaI bAra pRthvI para soye, tIvratara tapasyA kI, caraNa kA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ratnapAla nRpa caritra dIrghakAla taka AcaraNa kiyA, agara citta meM bhAva nahIM hai to tuSa ke bAne ke samAna saba niSphana hai| moha se nivir3a pAsa se bAMdhakara bhava-cakkara meM pheMke hue bharata cakravartI ko maiMne hI kSaNamAtra meM ubArA / ------------- mukhya mokSa ke aMga mujhe pAkara hI bhagavAna ko mAtA marudevI jisane pahile dharma prApta nahIM kiyA thA, to bhI mokSa ko prApta huii| kapaTI ASAr3habhUti jo brahmA-mArga se bhraSTa ho gayA thA, maiMne anya gatiyoM ko roka kara paramadhAma ko phuNcaayaa| bAMsa para bandara kI taraha karma se nAcatA huA rAga se lubdhacitta ilAtIputra ne merI zuddhi se ujjavala jJAna prApta kiyaa| manuSya mAtra merI zuddhi se mokSa aura merI azuddhi se bandha ko prApta hote haiM, isa viSaya meM prasanna candrarSi kA spaSTa dRSTAMta hai| virata aura avirata do bhAiyoM ke aitihAsika dRSTAMta se merI saba sthAna meM pramANikatA siddha hotI hai, kriyA kI pramANikatA kahIM nahIM hai| isa prakAra dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva ye dharmabheda apane apane mahAtmya se garvita hue Apasa meM vivAda karate hue tIrthaGkara bhagavAna ke pAsa phuNce| usa samaya saba sthAna meM samAna dRSTi rakhane vAle bhagavAn vItarAga prabhu unake vivAda P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * prathama pariccheda * ko tor3ane ke lie svopajJa vacana kahane lage-eka vAra meM eka eka paryAya ko grahaNa karane vAlI vANI naya kahalAtI hai, eka sAtha aneka vastu ke dharma ko avalambana karane vAlI prabhA kahalAtI hai| naya anyonya sApekSa hai isalie sarvajJa bhagavAna ne unako sunaya kahA hai / anyonya eka dUsare ke matsara se kSINa ho gaye haiM viSaya jinake, aise naya kunaya kahe jAte haiN| joge joge jiNa sAsaNambhi dukkha kkhayA paujjantaM / ikki kammi ANantA vaTTantA kevalI jAyA // chAyA-yoge yoge jina zAsane duHkha kSayAya pryujymaane| ' ekaikasmin anantA pravartamAnA kevalino jAtA // / jina zAsana meM dukha ke kSaya ke vAste prayoga kiye gaye hara eka yoga meM vartamAna aneka kevalI ho gye| __.. uparyukta pramANa se jina zAsana meM tuma pratyeka samAna bhAva se mokSa ke aGga bhAva pAkara isa samaya Apasa meM matsara bhAva ko grahaNa kara durnaya mata hoo| bahutAyata se satpAtra meM zraddhAyukta dAna se, nirmala zIla se, . tIvra tapasyA se aura sadabhAva se aneka loga mokSa ko prApta hue haiM aura hoMge / yadi tuma loga apanA nyUnAdhikatva "kauna choTA hai aura kauna bar3o" jAnanA cAhate ho to sAvadhAna hokara suno, maiM / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8] ratnapAla nRpa caritra * tumako kahatA hU~, vistArapUrvaka samajhAtA hU~, jisakI lIlA ati nirmala aura candra kI kiraNoM ke samAna dedIpyamAna hai aise he zIla ! suno, he ninidAna tapa !, he pApa kA nAza karane vAlI tIvra bhAvane ! tumhArI ArAdhanA se nizcaya hI eka prANI kI mukti hotI hai, para dAna se dene vAle kI aura lene vAle donoM kI mukti spaSTa dekhI jAtI hai| = zAstrAntara meM bhI kahA hai: . he zIla ! candrakara lIla ! bhavAmbu rAzi, stiAraNo Dupa ! tapaH / zRNu bhAvane ! tvam / ekasya siddhirabhavata bhavatAM prasAdAt dAnAntu dAtu rapa rasya mukti mArgaH // 1 // rAga aura dveSa se rahita hai mana jinakA aise sarvajJa bhagavAna ke mukhAvinda se dAna kI yuktipUrvaka zreSThatA sunakara lajita hue mAtsarya ko chor3akara zIlAdi tInoM dharma dAna ko apane Upara rakhakara bahuta Adara karane lge| 2. isa loka aura paraloka meM dAna hI saMyoga, Arogya, sadbhoga, bhAgya, saubhAgya aura sampatti kA kAraNa hai, yaha sarvajJa bhagavAna ne pharamAyA hai| dAna se saba jagaha be roka Toka kIrti phailatI hai, dAna se manuSyoM ke mukha para bhAvI udaya ko sUcita karane vAlI dIpti hotI hai, purAne. prema se vazIbhUta hue svajana to dUra rahe, dAna se zrAvarjitaH hue zatru . . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke prathama pariccheda * / bhI nata mastaka hokara pAnI bharate haiN| dAna se pratikUla prANI bhI vaira bhulAkara vazIbhUta ho jAte haiN| prAcya duSkarma se utpanna hue pApoM ke samUha dura hote hue bhI dAna se kSINa ho jAte haiN| isalie guNa kI apekSA na karake saba sthAna meM sadA dAna denA cAhie, isa prakAra satpAtra bhI kahIM mila jAya / zAstrAntara meM kahA bhI hai: - sarvatra dadato dAtuH pAtrayogo'pi sambhavet / .... vapan kSArANave'pyando muktAtmA kvApi jAyate // 11 // eka bAra bhI satpAtra meM diyA huA zuddha zraddhA se yukta thor3A bhI dAna manuSyoM ke ananta lAbha ke lie hotA hai| kahA bhI hai--'byAja meM dhana dugunA, vyApAra meM caugunA, kRSi meM saugunA aura pAtra meM anantagunA hotA hai|' itihAsa meM bhI kahA hai-'azraddhA se diyA huA bahuta dAna bhI niSphala hotA hai|' vidvAn loga aisA kahate haiM ki zraddhA se diyA jala bhI anantaguna phaladAyaka hotA hai| pAtra aura apAtra kA viveka rakhane vAle vivekI puruSa ko guNa acchI taraha pAtra kA nizcaya karake zraddhA dAna karanA caahie| vivekiyoM dvArA zraddhA-dAna meM kupAtroM ko dAna * diye jAne para kupAtroM ke duzcaritroM kA bar3hAnA hogaa| dayA-dAna to P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra ke saba sthAnoM meM garIboM ko denA caahie| kyoMki sarvajanahitakArI sarvajJoM ne kahIM bhI usakA niSedha nahIM kiyA hai| uttama kSetra, bIja, varSA aura pavana se jisa prakAra uttama khetI hotI hai, inameM se eka kisI ke alaga hone para yA to khetI madhyama hotI hai yA niSphala ho jAtI hai| usI taraha uttama pAtra, vitta, bhAva aura anumodana se dAna bhI uttama hotA hai, inameM se kisI eka ke alaga hone para yA kama hone para dAna madhyama yA niSphala ho jAtA hai| manuSyoM dvArA samaya para sattAtra meM diyA huyA zraddhApUrvaka dAna svAti nakSatra meM megha dvArA sIpI meM girA huA jala jaise motI kA rUpa pAtA hai, usI taraha dAna bhI sohatA hai| uttama 2 khAdya aura svAdiSTa bhojana to rahane do, kevala satpAtra meM diyA jala bhI abhISTa artha kI siddhi ke lie hotA hai| bhayaGkara garmI kI Rtu meM tRSA se pIr3ita sAdhuoM ko diyA huA jala-dAna bhI ratnapAla rAjA ko adbhuta sampatti kA dene vAlA huA, jisakA varNana Age kisI pariccheda meM hogaa| vidyApremI surendra munikRte ratnapAla nRpa caritre bhASAnuvAde dAnAdi samvAdo nAma prathamaH pricchedH| P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya pariccheda Tara OwnORS sa bharata kSetra meM pADaliputraka nAmaka prasiddha nagara hai, vaha nagara indra ke nagara kI spardhA karane vAlA, * bahuta samRddhimAn hai, jahAM para lakSmI aura sarasvatI apanA sahaja aura prasiddha vaira chaur3akara Apasa meM prIti se puravAsiyoM meM khelatI thiiN| usa nagarI meM sUrya ke samAna tejasvI, zatruoM ko siMha kI taraha bhayabhIta karane vAlA, rAjA ke chiyAnaveM (96) guNoM se yukta rAjA pAla sneha dRSTi se samasta prajA ko putravat dekhatA hA rAjya karatA thaa|" isakA putra kIrtikeya ke samAna adbhuta parAkramI, kularUpI gaganAGgaNa meM sUrya sadRza ratnapAla nAmaka huaa| bahottara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 ] ratnapAla napa caritra * (72) kalA kA vijJAnazAlI vaha kumAra kAmakrIr3A ke vana sadRza yuvatiyoM ko prIti dene vAle yauvana ko prApta huaa| eka bAra vIrasena rAjA kI zRMgArasundarI nAmaka kanyA ke svayaMvaramaNDapa meM rUpa saubhAgyazAlI vaha kumAra dUta dvArA bulAye jAne para pitA kI AjJA lekara hasapura gyaa| usa svayambaramaNDapa meM anya bhI hajAroM pratApazAlI utsAhI rAjA loga apanI senA se yukta dUta dvArA bulAye hue Aye the| . zubha dina meM alaGkAroM se saje hue pariSadA ke sAtha bar3I samRddhi se ve samasta rAjA loga Akara UMce 2 saje hue maMcoM para baiTha gye| usa samaya usa svayambaramaNDapa meM adbhuta zRMgAra kI huI, causaTha (64) kalAoM meM nipuNa, sarvAGga meM zubha lakSaNoM se yukta hAtha meM svayambara mAlA lI huI, sakhiyoM se ghirI huI mUrtimato, tInoM lokoM ko jItane vAlI kAmadeva kI zaktisvarUpa zRMgArasundarI aaii| tadanaMtara catura vaktA pratihArI ne usake Age Akara nAma aura vaMza ke varNana ke sAtha samasta rAjAoM kA paricayapUrvaka varNana karanA zurU kiyAH. he subhra ! ye parAkramI kAzI ke rAjA zUrasena haiM jo gaMgApura meM haMsa kI taraha svacchanda khelatA hai, sunA jAtA hai P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya pariccheda ke [13 ki kAzI nivAsI Thagane meM bar3e catura hote haiN| isa bAta ko sunate hI vaha kanyA kAzIrAja se virakta ho gii| mmmmmm Age calakara pratihAra ne kanyA se kahA-ye balazAlI madhUpadhnapati madhu ke samAna madhura vANI bAle haiN| he kanye ! ise varaNa krlo| kAliyanAga ke viSa se hI mAno yamunA kA jala nIla hai, vRndAvana jisakA krIr3A-sthAna hai, usake viSaya meM vizeSa kyA kahA jAya ? isa prakAra upahAsayukta vANI se usa madhUpaghna rAjA ke jAna lene para aura usameM aruci hAne para pratihAra phira koMkaNa deza ke rAjA kA varNana yoM karane lagA-"balavAnoM kI sImA saya bala nAmaka ye mahIpati haiM, yaha prasiddha hai ki isake bhaya se indra Aja bhI samudra meM chupe hue parvatoM ke paMkha ko nahIM kaatttaa| taba vaha kanyA bolI ki vahAM ke manuSya niSkAraNa hI krodha karane vAle haiM, isalie pada 2 para ruSTa hue isako manAne meM maiM samartha nahIM huuN| zAstrakAra ne kahA hai yA kAma akANDa kopino bharturanyAsaktezva yoSitaH / prasattizvetasaHkartuH zakreNA'pi na zakyate // 1 // arthAt-niSkAraNa krodha karane vAle svAmI kA, - P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * anya meM Asakta strI ke mana kI prasannatA indra bhI nahIM kara sakatA to dUsaroM se kaise sambhava hai ? * .. tadanantara pratihAra bhujabala, dhairya Adi guNoM se yukta gaur3a, mAlava Adi ATha dezoM ke rAjAoM kI vibhUti kA varNana karane lgaa| usa samaya samasta guNa bhUSita vara ko cAhane vAlI kanyA ne 'deza sAmAnya doSa' se jaise gaur3a deza ke loga kArya meM catura aura bahubhojI hote haiM, mAlave ke manuSya duSTa, khasa deza ke loga duHsvArtha meM tatpara, mahArASTra ke loga dhUrta aura jar3a buddhi hote haiM, lATa deza ke nivAsI kevala vAkprapaMca meM catura, karnATaka ke vAstavya krUra aura gujarAtI antahRdaya meM gUr3ha haiM, kathana se uttara diyaa| isa vaha patimvarA jisa 2 rAjA ko ulAMghatI thI, usakA mukha rAhugrasta candramA kI sadRza zyAma ho jAtA thaa| anya sthala meM bhI kahA haisaMcAriNI dIpa zikheva rAtrI ya yaM vyatIyAma ptivraasaa| narendramArgATTa iva prapede vivarNa bhAvaM sa sa bhUmipAlaH // 1 // tadanantara pratihAra amRtAJjana ko dekhate hI bolAyaha kIrtikeya ke samAna balavAn ratnapAla kumAra hai, vinayapAla P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya paccheida * nAmaka rAjA kA zatruoM ko tapAne vAlA putra hai| isa prasiddha saubhAgyazAlI ko varaNa karake apane jIvana ko saphala kro| usa samaya kAmadeva ke samAna usa rAjakumAra ko dekhakara zRMgArasundarI megha ko dekhakara jisa taraha mayUrI prasanna hotI hai usI taraha vikasita netra vAlI hRdaya meM prasanna huii| anya rAjAoM ke pAsa bhramaNa karane se atyanta thakAvaTa ko prApta huI usakI dRSTi sarvaguNasampanna usa kumAra meM vizrAma ko prApta huii| saba rAjAoM ke dekhate 2 pUrvabhava ke sneha se usa zrRMgArasundarI ne kumAra ratnapAla ke gale meM varamAlA DAla dii| " usa samaya anya rAjAoM ne vicArA ki itane kulazIla Adi se zobhAyamAna rAjAoM ke rahate agara isane vivAha kara liyA to hamAre lie dUdha pilAne vAlI mAtA kA khela hogA aura hamArA pAnI utara jaaygaa| aisA vicAra kara saba rAjA loga ekatrita ho gaye, kyoMki samAna vyasana meM hI mitratA hotI hai| vIrasena rAjA una rAjAoM ko vikArayukta dekhakara apanI senA ke sAtha jAmAtA kI rakSA ke lie sAvadhAna sthira rhaa| usI samaya nirvicAra hRdaya vAle rAjA loga jinameM mAtsarya umar3a rahA thA aura jo apanI buddhi gaMvA baiThe the, vicArazAlI vIrasena nareza ko cAroM tarapha se ghera kara kahane lage- "he rAjan ! guNarUpI ratnoM kI P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun, Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ratnapAla nRpa caritra khAna ke tulya isa kanyA ko isase chInakara hamAre meM se kisI ko de do| jisa prakAra gadhe ko maNimAlA zobhita nahIM kara sakatI, usI prakAra isa zRMgArasundarI ko isa bAtaka ko denA hama baradAsta nahIM kara sakate / " taba bIrasena ne kahA ki-he mahAnubhAvoM ! svayamvaramaNDapa meM bahuta se rAjA loga bar3e 2 manoratha lekara Ate haiM, parantu unameM se eka hI apane pUrvabhava ke puNya se kanyA ko vivAhatA hai| zeSa loga to aruSTa asantuSTa mana vAle jaise Aye vaise hI cale jAte haiN| isa sarvasiddha vyavahAra ko jAnane vAle Apa logoM ko roSa toSa nahIM karanA caahie| phira yaha kArya to bhAgya ke adhIna huA karatA hai| kisI vidvAn ma ThIka kahA hai- . ___ avAk dRSTitayA loko yathecchaM vAJchate priyam / . bhAgyApekSI vidhidatte tena cintita manya thA // 1 // .. isa prakAra vIrasena rAjA ke kahane ke bAda rAjakumAra ratnapAla kahane lagA-he rAjAoM ! mere kanyA ke varaNa karane para krodha nahIM karanA cAhie, kintu daurbhAgya dene vAle apane bhAgya para krodha kro| yaha sunakara vizeSa sphurAyamAna krodha vAle saba rAjA loga tatkAla kanyA ke vara ko mArane ke lie sajita hue| usa samaya viSAdagrasta rAjA vIrasena P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya pariccheda * hai| na meM vicAra karane lagA ki zAMti karate hue yaha kaisA . tAlodaya huA, yaha harSa ke samaya viSAda, bhojana ke samaya chIMka, isa maMgalamaya samaya meM yaha bhayAnaka raNAgama tyoM paidA huA ? : mAlUma hotA hai ki yaha lar3akI kunakSatra meM utpanna huI hai, isalie isa samaya kAla rAtri kI taraha subhaTa zreNI kA saMhAra karane ke lie pRthvI para avatIrNa huI / hai| usa samaya vicakSaNa buddhi vAlI kanyA ne vahAM Akara apane nimitta kAla pralaya ko hotA huA dekhakara apane pUrvava ke karmoM kI nindA karatI huI mana meM vicAra karake prapane bhAva ko ekAnta meM caturabuddhi nAmaka mantrI se kahA praura phira hAtha uThAkara dUra se bhayAnaka yuddha ko nivRtta ratI huI krodha se yuddha meM sajjita hue saMba rAjAoM ko spaSTaH NI se kahAH--he bhUpAlo ! mere lie yuddha karanA 'parvata - ko khoda kara mUSaka ko nikAlane' ke samAna hai| yaha Apa gogoM ke lie yogya nahIM hai| kheda ke sAthaH kahanA par3atA. hai ki haTha se bhare hue, dUsaroM ke teja ko na sahana karane gale zUravIra loga rASTra, koSa aura senA kA vacana mAtra se [ya kara dete haiN| aba Apa loga kalaha ko chor3akara suno| to mere sAtha vivAha karanA cAhatA ho aura satvATya yAni hasI ho vaha. 'mere sAtha kASTha kA bhakSaNa kare yAni jala [Aya / ' aisI kanyA kI vANI ko sunakara saba rAjA loga P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ____18 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * yuddha se nivRtta hue aura vismita hokara Apasa meM vicAra karane lage--kauna mRta puruSa bar3e 2 paryoM meM kabhI zAmila ho sakatA hai arthAt nhiiN| jIvita manuSya hI isa saMsAra meM saiMkar3oM sukha, upabhoga prApta karatA hai| Aja hama logoM ko hamAre puNya prabhAva se sarvAGgINa sukha prApta hai, kevala strI ke lie marane para Atma hAni aura manuSyoM meM ha~sI hotI hai, isa lie hamako marane se kucha lAbha nhiiN| jIvana se bar3hakara hamako koI najara nahIM aataa| yaha bAlaka strI ke lie maratA huA kAla ke mukha meM phuNcegaa| ___tadanantara vaha kanyA ratnapAla ko saMketa karake upavAsa karatI huI tIna dina taka nadI kI tIra para rahI, taba taka mantrI ne bar3e 2 kASThoM se mahA citA banAkara usake nIce apane sevakoM se ekAnta meM suraMga khudvaadii| tadanantara snAna karake ratnapAla aura kanyA dInoM ko / dAna dekara una rAjAoM ke dekhate dekhate citA para cddh'| gye| usa samaya puravAsiyoM ke hAhAkAra karate hue bhI. pAsa rahe hue rAjapuruSoM ne usa citA meM Aga lagAdI / pUrvokta suraMga dvArA kanyA aura varaM donoM nikala kara rAjA ke / mahala meM ekAnta meM jA pahu~ce / vIrasena bhI citA ko jalA: kara apane mahala meM gyaa| viSAda aura vismaya se vyApta / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya pariccheda * [ 16 puravAsI bhI apane 2 gharoM meM cale gaye / "hamAre haTha se yaha kanyA aura bAlaka vara donoM mara gaye" isa prakAra dayAcitta pazcAtApa karate hue anya rAjA loga bhI apane apane nagara ko cale gye| . dUsare dina ekAnta meM nadI ke tIra para sundara vastrAbharaNa bhejakara kumAra aura kanyA ko alaMkRta karake aneka prakAra ke vAdyoM se dizAoM ko guMjAtA huA, parivAra sahita rAjA ne vahAM Akara paTTa hastI para una donoM ko baiThAkara chatra aura cAmara se vibhUSita karake dInoM ko yatheccha dAna se RNa rahita karate hue prasanna citta se pura meM praveza kraayaa| ___ tadanantara rAjasabhA meM apanI godI meM usa kumAra ko viThAkara sabhASadoM ko sunAtA huA nRpa usase pUchane lagAhe vatsa ! agni meM praveza karake bhI tuma kaise jIvita rahe aura tumako yaha divya alaMkAra Adi kaise prApta hue ? taba kumAra kahane lagA ki he rAjan ! zIla aura satva vAle prANI ko dAhAtmA bhI agni kabhI nahIM jalA sakatI, mere asIma satva aura atIva nirmala zIla ko dekhakara strI sahita indra devatA , prasanna hue| tadanantara jvAlAoM se bhayaMkara usa agni meM se . hamako. nikAla kara devatAoM dvArA svargaloka ko pahaMcAyA, .. isase unakI guNI vatsalatA siddha hotI hai| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .20 ] . * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * - usa svargaloka meM aise devatA loga jinako sarvAGga sukha kI sampatti icchA se prApta hai, alpa. puNya vAloM se duSprApya satkarma ko bhogate haiN| isa saMsAra meM jo rAjA loga saba prakAra ke sukhoM ke bhogoM ko bhogate haiM, ve sukha bhoga svarga ke sabase hIna Rddhi vAle ke sukha kA zatAMza bhI nahIM pA skte| usa samaya hamane sava draSTavyoM kI avadhi bhUta svarga ko dekhakara sraSTA ke dRSTi sRSTi ke parizrama ko saphala mAnA / he rAjan ! isa prakAra kI mahaddhi se prasanna hue devatA loga bhI navIna puNya ke arjana kI icchA se manuSyabhava ko cAhate haiN| - sthAnAMga sUtra meM bhI kahA hai:- ... tribhyaHsthAnebhyaH devA api spRhyeyuH| 5 sAla mAnuSyakaMbhavaM 1 Arya kSetre janma 2 sukula pratyayikI jAtim // kI . arthAt-devatA tIna icchA karate haiM-(1) manuSyabhava kI, AryakSetra meM janma kI aura acchI jAti kii| . . * - tadanantara indra mahArAja ne varadAna diyA ki he. vatsa !:: naSkaMTaka isa pRthvI ke rAjya ko prApta kro| aura saba -goM ke alaMkAra bhI diye / he vatse ! tU zuddha zIla vAlI, ataH akhaMDa saubhAgya ko sadA prApta ho / aise AzIrvAda se.. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ** dvitIya pariccheda ke indrANI ne prasanna hokara isa kanyA ko bhI saba AbhUSaNa diye / "pahile apanI santAna ke viraha se utpanna hue duHkha . ko nahIM jAnane vAle tumhAre mAtA pitA isa samaya tumhAre viyoga se paidA hue dukha ko na dekheN|" isa vicAra se anya ke duHkha se dukhI hokara hama donoM ko isa vakta zIghra mRtya loka meM bhejA hai| karNa paramparA se sarvatra phailane vAlI isa bAta ko virodhI rAjA logoM ne sunakara bar3A Azcarya kiyA aura satvahInatA se apane ko una phaloM se vaMcita mAnate hue viSAdayukta hokara durdaiva kI nindA karane lge| ___ isa prakAra pANigrahaNa ke upadrava ke vilaya hojAne para vIrasena rAjA ne prasanna hokara acche lagna meM rUpa, saubhAgya aura lAvaNya se mUrtimAn kAmadeva ke samAna rAjakumAra ke sAtha apanI putrI kA vivAha dhUmadhAma se kara diyaa| sajjanoM dvArA kiye gaye athiti satkAra se Adara pAte hue ratnapAla ne kucha kAla taka sasuradhara meM nivAsa kiyaa| bar3e logoM ko mahAtIrtha kI taraha sasurAla meM bahuta dina taka nahIM rahanA cAhie kyoMki mahatva aura mAna kI hAni hotI hai| ' anyatra kisA vidvAn na kahA ha anyatra kisI vidvAn ne kahA hai: . ciraM pitRgRhe strINAM narANAM zvasuro kasi / : : vAsa zcai katra yaminAM nUnaM hAsyAspadaM jane // 1 // III P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * artha-strI kA cirakAla taka pitA ke ghara rahanA, manuSyoM kA sasurAla meM bahuta samaya taka rahanA, yamiyoM kA eka sthAna para bahuta samaya taka rahanA, loka meM hAsyAspada hai| vaha rAjakumAra uparokta. zikSA ke saba marma ko jAnatA huyA, pitA ke ghara ko jAne kI icchA rakhane vAlA hai to bhI zvasura ke Agraha sa vahA rhaa| ...... hAthI-ghor3e, .maNi-muktA Adi se rAjA ne rAjakumAra ratnapAla kA Adara kiyaa| tadanantara senA sahita kumAra zRMgArasundarI ko lekara apane nagara ko ravAnA ho gyaa| vivAha karake Aye hue apane putra ko prasanna hue rAjA ne bar3e dhUmadhAma se nagara meM praveza kraayaa| tadanantara rAjA ne apane putra ko tejasvI aura mahotsAhI jAnakara mantrI aura sAmantoM kI sAkSIpUrvaka rAjasiMhAsana para biThA diyaa| phira sneha se 'pariNAma meM hitakAraka zikSA dI ki-duSToM ko daNDa denA aura sAdhuoM kA pAlana karanA / kahA bhI haiduSTasya daNDaH sujanasya pUjA nyAyena koSasya ca sampravaddhiH / apakSapAto ripurASTrarakSA, paMcaiva yajJA kathitA nRpANAm // arthAt duSTa ko daNDa denA, sajjana puruSoM kA mAna aura pUjA karanA, nyAyapUrvaka koSa kI vRddhi karanA, pakSapAta na karanA, zatruoM se rAjya kI rakSA karanA, ye pAMca hI rAjA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. * Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya paccheida [23 ke yajJa kahe jAte haiN| jo avizvAsya ho rAjA usakA dhana haraNa karake use apane deza se nikAla de| jo vizvAsa ke yogya ho usako bar3I unnati para car3hAnA cAhie / rAjya ke lobha se putra, mitra, pitA aura bhAI bhI Apasa meM lar3akara mara jAte haiM, jisake sAtha jamIna aura khaNDanI kA virodha huA ho usakA vizvAsa na karanA caahie| mitra tIna prakAra ke hote haiM--(1) dharma mitra, (2) parva mitra aura . (3) nitya mitra / ina tInoM meM se 'dharma mitra' ke vizvAsa meM rahane se 'dharma mitra' kabhI vizvAsaghAta nahIM karatA aura 'parva mitra' evaM 'nitya mitra' ina donoM kA vizvAsa karane se dagA hotA hai / he vatsa ! isa tathya ko jAnatA huA tU 'dharma mitra' ko chor3akara kisI kA bhI vizvAsa mata karanA / aisA upadeza apane putra ko dekara vairAgyayukta usa rAjA ne caitya meM aSTAhi kA mahotsava karake dInoM ko dAna dekara jinezvara bhagavAn kI / kahI huI sarva virati rUpa cAritya dIkSA aMgIkAra krlii| svAdhyAya ke paThana kA udyoga karane vAle usane kaThina tapa karake zubha dhyAna rahakara apanI AyuSya ko pUrNa kara devaloka ke sukha bhogane ke lie svarga ko paayaa| tadanantara prajA kA pAlana karate hue mahApratApI ratnapAla mahIpAla ne svayaMvara meM prApta huI aneka rAjakumAriyoM ke sAtha vivAha kiyaa| P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ratnapAla nRpa caritra isa prakAra rUpa saubhAgya aura 'lAvaNya se vibhUSita : zRMgArasundarI Adi sahasra striyeM kramase usake huii| - usake bAda nItijJa hote hue bhI usane jaise koI dUdha , ko vilAva ke adhIna kare, usI taraha jaya nAmaka mahAmantrI " ko rAjyabhAra sauMpa diyA aura Apa nitya antaHpura meM nivAsa karatA huA sukha samudra meM khelate hue pAMca prakAra ke kaamsukh| ko bhogane lgaa| .. idhara mantrI ne vicAra kiyA ki hAtha meM Aye hue isa rAjya ko apanA banAkara aura isa rAjA ko mArakara maiM hI rAjA bana jaauu| yaha vicAra kara usa dina se dAna. sammAna Adi se sArI senA ko apane vaza meM karalI, phira kisI siddha puruSa se prApta huI siddha vidyA se rAjA ko ava- 1 svApinI nidrA de dii| usase acetana hue rAjA ko palaMga sahita hI apane vizvAsI puruSoM dvArA uThavAkara dUra jaMgala meM / choDa diyaa| ratnapAla ke pUrvabhava ke puNya ke pratApa se usa durAcArI mantrI kI icchA usako jAna se mArane kI nahIM huii| .. .. . idhara asAdhAraNa rAjyalakSmI ko pAkara usa madonmatta ... = pApI jaya mantrI ne eka mahAsatI zRMgArasundarI ko choDakara P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ __ * dvitIya paricheda 20-25514 25 nRpa ratnapAla ke samasta antaHpura ke zIla kA viplava kara diyaa| vaha varma-cANDAla hamezA khuzAmada pUrvaka zRMgArasundarI se : prArthanA kiyA karatA thA, parantu zuddha vaMza meM utpanna dRr3ha satva "manobala' vAlI satI ne usake madhura vacanoM ko nahIM maanaa| taba usa rAgAndha ne maryAdA chor3akara pratidina pAMca . sau cAbuka se satI ko pIr3A denA zurU kiyaa| zirISa ke puSpa ke sadRza komala aMga vAlI usa mahAsatI ko jalate hue saMdaMza (loha kI saMDAzI) se vaha duSTa bAra. bAra toDatA thaa| isa prakAra haTha meM car3he hue usa jayAmAtya ne apane svArtha kI siddhi ke lie aneka prakAra kI kadarthanA eka mAsa taka . pahuMcAI, parantu prANoM se bhI adhika zIla ko mAnatI huI mana se bhI vaha thor3o bhI zubha mArga se vicalita nahIM huii| durAcArI mantrI ke eka priya para vivekavAn aura vicArazIla mitra ne usake una karmoM ke bure natIjoM ko vicArate hue : usake hita ke lie upadeza denA AraMbha kiyA he mahIpate ! : mahA satIyeM apane zuddha zAla ke prabhAva se samudra ko bhI thala ' . banA detI haiM aura thala ko samudraH banA detI haiN| agni ko .: jala, jala ko agni, parvata ko valmIka, valmIka ko parvata . banA detI haiN| rAkSasa, . yakSa, sarpa, vyAghra aura duSToM kA damana karatI haiM tathA Ate hue svacakra aura paracakra kA staMbhana - kara detI haiN| yadi ye mahAsatiye kupita ho jAya to zApa bhAcArya zrI kailAsa sAgara pari jJAna mandiA zrI mahAvIra jaima ArAdhanA kendra P.P. 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GO pAyA, ji. gAMdhInagara, pIna-38207 6ak Trust Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ , 26 ] . * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * dekara bar3e 2 rAjAoM ko putra aura bhAI ke sAtha zIghra hI bhasma kara detI haiN| isa satI prabhAva ke viSaya meM maiM eka dRSTAnta kahatA hUM, use Apa suno| .. kisI samaya ratnapura nAmaka nagara meM sArtheza dhanasAra ke dhanazrI nAmaka prANapriyA thii| eka dina vaha rUpavatI, saubhAgyazAlinI jharokhe meM baiThI huI thii| kisI durAzaya vidyAdhara narendra ne usako dekha liyA aura rAgAndha hokara usase prArthanA kI, - parantu usakI saiMkar3oM khuzAmada se bhI vaha satI nahIM maanii| taba kAmadevarUpI smarApasmAra' se mohita mana vAle usa vidyAdhara ne usake zIla ko naSTa karane ke vAste vidyAbala se prayatna : kiyaa| tava krodhita hokara usane zApa diyA-'he pApI ! tU putra aura sAta aMga vAle rAjya ke sAtha kSaya ko prApta ho|' tadanantara vidyAdhara bolA ki isa samaya dina hai, maiM rAtri meM Akara tujhe. haraNa karUgA, phira jo bhAvI hogI so hoo| taba usa satI ne kahA ki Aja mere kathana se hI sUrya asta. hogA anyathA nhiiN| yaha sunakara vaha duSTAbhiprAya vidyAdhara jaba apane nagara meM gayA, taba usakA putra akasmAt hRdayazUla se pIr3ita hokara mara gayA aura hAthI ghor3e bhI mara gaye, zeSa rahe hue 1. bANa P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. 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[ 27. idhara udhara bhAga gaye, dhana dhAnya, maNi-muktA, svarNa rupyAdi = vastuoM se paripUrNa usakA ghara zIghra jala gayA, phira acAnaka / caturaMga senA sahita usake zatruoM ne Akara usake deza, durga Adi balAtkAra se jIta lie / isa prakAra tIna dina kI avadhi ke andara 2 vaha vidyAdhara narendra manuSyamAtra raha gayA aura dukhI hokara kahane lagA ki hAya ! mere para dukha ke Upara duHkha ke pahAr3a kyoM TUTa rahe haiM, aisA kyoM ho rahA hai ? ye naye 2 / duHkha kyoM Arahe haiN| isa prakAra viSAda aura vismaya se jaba vaha vicAra karatA hai, usa samaya eka vidyAdhara ne Akara kahA ki he svAmin ! nandIzvara dvIpa se prAte hue maiMne eka bar3A Azcarya dekhA ki 'ratnapura meM tIna dina se sUrya asta nahIM hotA,' isalie vahAM ke mahArAja narapati zAntikakarma karAte haiN| usake vacana ko sunakara mana meM cakita hue vidyAdhara ne socA ki yaha saba Azcarya paramparA usI satI ke vacana se huii| hAya ! mujha duSTa ne usa mahAsatI ko kupita karake sava viparIta kara diyaa| - aba usa nagara meM jAkara usa mahAsatI se kSamA mAMgaM, nahIM to usakA zApa aba bhI vajra aura agni ke samAna duHsaha hogA / isa prakAra pazcAtApa se tRpta hRdaya vAlA vaha vidyAdharendra usa nagarI meM gayA aura apane durAcaraNa ko prakaTa karatA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * huA usake pairoM meM par3akara nRpa aura puravAsI logoM ke sAmane kSamA maaNgii| tadanantara satI ke kahane para sUrya apane samaya para asta huyA, usake anunaya vinaya se vaha nabhazcara zApa se / mukta huA aura apane zatruoM ko kramase jIta kara phira rAjya lakSmI ko prApta huA / isa prakAra he rAjan ! kuzala cAhane - vAle catura puruSa mahAprabhAvazAlI satiyoM kI ArAdhanA karate haiM, kabhI virAdhanA nahIM krte| jayaM bhUpati ne apane mitra kI pUrvokta zikSA ko sunakara zRMgArasundarI kI ora se apane citta ko zAnta kiyA aura usako duHkha denA banda kara diyaa| aba aisI viDambanA ko pAkara aura usa viDambanA se mukta huI zRMgArasundarI ne hamezA AcAmlAdi' tapa karanA zurU kiyA / zarIra kI bhI paravAha na karake vaha zRMgArasundarI bIca 2 meM pakSa mAsa upavAsa se bhI tIvra tapasyA karatI thii| snAna, akSarAga saMskAra acche vastra alaMkAra ko sadA varjana karatI huI jina-pUjA meM : sadA tatpara rahatI thii| pRthvI para zayana karatI thii| pati ke - viyoga ko aura rAjyalakSmI ke nAza ko "jo atyanta duHsaha. hai" yAda karatI huI vaha satI maranA cAhatI thii| parantu kisI. jyotirvida ne kahA thA ki terA pati tujhe milegA aura 1. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya pariccheda *: [26 rAjya bhI phira mileMgA, isa bacana ke vizvAsa se vaha kisI prakAra jIvita rhii| . ni .. rAjamahala meM to ye ghaTanAyeM ghaTita ho rahI thIM aura dUsarI tarapha jaba rAjA ratnapAla kI nidrA bhaMga huI taba usane ... apane ko ghane jaMgala meM paayaa| manuSya ke pracAra se rahita aneka hiMsaka jAnavaroM se pUrNa usa vana ko dekhakara mana meM socane lagA-kyA maiM yaha svapna dekha rahA hUM athavA yaha indrajAla hai yA merA buddhi viparyaya ho gayA ? jo aneka prakAra mAMgalika vAdya aura vandIjanoM ke manohara svara sezobhita saba indriyoM ko sukha dene vAlA devaloka ke gRha ke sadRza merA rAja prAsAda kahAM hai aura aneka kAka, ullU, bhAlU Adi hiMsaka prANiyoM ke bhayaMkara zabdoM ke kolAhala se vyApta yamarAja ke sthAna kI bhAMti bhayaMkara yaha sthAna kauna sA hai ? aisA pratIta hotA hai ki rAjya ke lobha se durAtmA mantrI ne vizvasta mujhe isa duHkharUpI samudra meM paTakA hai| sote hue ke utsaMga meM car3hakara Aja hAya ! usane merA galA maror3a diyA / athavA mahAn khaDDa meM DAlakara merI rassI kATa dii| hAya ! vaMza paraMparA se Aye hue mere bhakta, dAna aura mAna se satkRta aise rAjya ke pradhAna puruSoM ko usane apane kaise banA liye ? athavA muMhamAMge dhana se prasanna kiye hue merI ,P.P. 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OM ranapAla nRpa caritra * . aMgarakSA meM niyukta sevaka kaise mere khilApha ho gae ? saMsAra kA yaha niyama hI hai ki jo loga saMpanna hote haiM, unake anugAmI saba loga ho jAte haiM, vahI manuSya jaba vipatti meM hotA hai, taba saMbandhI bhI parAye aura priya zatru bana jAte haiN| kisI ne kahA hai:saMpadi paro'pinijatAM nijo'pi paratA mupaiti vipadijanaH / . tArAbhi briyate nizi razmibhi rapi mucyate'hi zazI // 1 // .. .. arthAta-saMpatti meM zatru bhI apanA bana jAtA hai aura vipatti meM apanA manuSya bhI zatru bana jAtA hai| candramA rAtri meM tArAoM se ghira jAtA hai aura dina meM vahI apanI . kiraNoM se rahita ho jAtA hai| bhAgya bhraSTa manuSya ke bhakta anucara kyA kara sakate haiM ? jaise andhe ke lie sUrya kI jyoti kyA kara sakatI hai ? pUrvabhava ke karmAnusAra manuSya ko ... sampatti yA vipatti prApta hotI hai / kisI vidvAn ne kahA hai:sukhasya duHkhasya na ko'pidAtA, paro dadAHtIti kubuddhi reSA purAkRtaM karma tadeva bhujyate, vaMjIva he ! nistara yattvayAkRtaM // arthAt-sukha dukha kA dene vAlA koI nahIM hai, dUsare ke dvArA duHkha milA yaha socanA kubuddhi hai / jo karma P.P. 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[31 pahile kiye gae haiM ve hI bhoge jAte haiM, he jIva ! jo tUne kiyA hai use bhoga / yaha vicAra kara apane dila meM dhairya dhAraNa kiyA ki isa samaya bhAgyahInatA se prApta huI isa durdazA ko bhoga lUM / pIche karma ke anukUla hone para saba mere lie acchA hI hogA, kyoMki kisI vidvAna ne kahA hai chinno'pi rohati taruH kSINo'yupacIyate punazcandraH / * iti vimRzantaH santaH paritapyante na vidhure'pi / / 1 // " arthAt-kaTA huA vRkSa phira ugatA hai, kSINa huA candramA phira baDhatA hai| yaha vicArate hue sajjana loga duHkha meM nahIM ghabarAte / isa preraNA se rAjA ratnapAla pahile jaise sukha meM apane Apako bhAgyavAn samajhatA thA usI taraha isa prApta hue dukha meM bhI usa mahA satva zAlI kI mukha zobhA samAna ho gii| / tadanantara vaha palaMga se utara kara cAroM tarapha vana ko dekhatA huA eka parvata ke sAmane AyA aura dhIre dhIre usake Upara caDhane lgaa| vismita kI bhAMti vana kI zobhA ko dekhate hue usane eka sundara manuSya ko vRkSa ke mUla meM bandhA huA dekhA / use bandhana se chur3Akara suke hue usako vaha pUchane lagA-tU kauna hai ?, kisa kAraNa, kisane tujhe bAMdhA hai ? yaha saba sApha 2 mujhe kho| vaha bolA-vaitADya P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ___32 ] OM ratnapAla nRpa caritra * parvata para gaganavallabha nAmaka nagarI meM indratulya balazAlI vidyAdhara vallabha nAmaka rAjA hai, maiM usakA putra hU~, merA nAma hemAMgada hai| maiM apanI dharmapatnI ke sAtha nandIzvara dvIpa para jinezvara bhagavAn ko namaskAra karane jA rahA thaa| mArga meM rAkSasI vidyA ke bala se unmatta eka khecara milaa| usane mujhe bAMdhakara merI strI ko haralI / he prANaprada ! jagadvIra ! isa samaya tuma merI sahAyatA karo, jisase usa zatru ko jItakara maiM apanI strI . ko prApta kara sakeM / isa prakAra vaha vidyAdhara ratnapAla se prArthanA kara hI rahA thA ki itane meM yamarAja se AkRSTa huA vaha rAkSasa vahAM A gyaa| use dekha ratnapAla ne kahA-ai parastrI ke lobhI, re pApI ! tU apane iSTa devatA ko yAda kara / duSToM kA zAsana karane vAlA ratnapAla nRpa tujhe mila gyaa| yaha kahakara usake sAtha yuddha karake use parAjita kiyaa| vaha bhayabhIta hokara apanI jAna lekara bhAga gayA / isa prakAra binA kahe hI usa nRpa ne hemAMgada kA prayojana siddha kara diyA / saz2ana loga pariNAma meM apanI upayogitA. nahIM kahate / apanI strI ko pAkara prasanna hue hemAMgada ne nRpa se kahA-Apa mere nimitta rahita upakArI haiN| maiM ApakA kaunasA abhISTa siddha karU ? usa samaya ratnapAla ne kahA ki merA koI prayojana nahIM dikhalAI pdd'taa| he mitra ! tU strI sahitaM ghara jAkara yatheSTa sukha bhoga / kahA hai ki jo upakAra P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane yogya. manuSyoM para upakAra karake phira unhIM ke yAcaka hote haiM, unameM manuSyatva kyA hai. mAno brahmA ke buDhApe kA vikAra: hai| .. . : FIR BLAP . 1 tadanantara usa vidyAdhara ne nahIM cAhate hue bhI nRpa ko viSavega ko harane vAlA auSadhivalaya "kar3I" diyaa| anantara nRpa ratnapAla se AjJA lekara strI sahita apane nagara ko calA gayA / ratnapAla nRpa dhIre usa parvata se nIce ra mUlasthAna nAmaka nagara meM gyaa| vahAM dInaM anAya kI kuTI meM rahe hue videzI zrAvaka ko bahuta rogI dekhA, tIna dina taka rAjA ne dharma buddhi se pathya aura auSadha Adi se sevA kii| parantu usake jIvana kI koI AzA nahIM dekhakara jA puNya kRtya hone cAhie ve saba puNya karma karavAye / samAhita mana se mara kara vaha videgI zrAvaka devaloka meM INFjENTER_FE IT IELis ratnapAla nRpa prAtaHkAla nagara meM praviSTa huaa| rAjamArga meM jAte hue usane paTaha ghoSaNAM sunIM / vaha 'paTaha ghoSaNI isa prakAra ho rahI thI lemanjatanA jAnane vAlobala vAhana sajA ke ratnavatI nAmaka putrI ko sakti meM duSTa sUrpa ne isA hai| aneka prakAra ke AyA karane para bhI kucha lAbha nahIM "devatA' P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * kaal nR bnti # huA, isa samaya kanyA nizceSTa aura mRtaka tulya ho gaI hai| jo koI manuSya mantratantra yA auSadhi ke bala se usako jIvana dAna degA, rAjA use arddharAjya ke sAtha apanI kanyA kA vivAha kara degaa| usa ghoSaNA ko sunakara atyanta . karuNA se aura apanI nipuNatA se nispRha bhI nRpa ratnapAla paTaha ke sparza dvArA rAjasabhA meM gayA / " ___ isa asAdhAraNa yAkRti vAle meM zuddha AmnAya vidyA bana sakatI hai, aisA socakara rAjA ne Adara se usa kanyA ko use dikhA diyaa| rAjakula meM tathA striyoM meM ADambara kI pUjA hotI haiM, aisA socakara ratnapAla ne bhI nAnA ADaMbara kiye| phira auSadhi ke rasa se usake viSa-vega ko dUra karake tatkAla usako jilA diyaa| jisase usakA pitA bahuta prasanna huaa| isa ajJAta nara ke kula Adi jJAta na hone se rAjA va prajA meM zaMkAyeM paidA hone lagIM, parantu vacana baddha hone se rAjA ko apane Adhe rAjya ke sAtha apanI kanyA kA vivAha usake sAtha karanA pdd'aa| tadanantara yaha vinayapAla kA putra parAkramI rAjAdhirAja ratnapAla hai kisI kAraNa se akelA hai, aisA bhATa logoM ke kahane para balavAhana rAjA ne mana meM prasanna hokara kahA ki P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya paccheida 635 putrI ko yogya vara milA, aisA socakara phira bahuta prasanna huaa| . atula rAjalakSmI ke pAyA huA aura ratnavatI strI ke sAtha pAMca prakAra ke viSaya sukhoM ko bhogatA huA bhI ratnapAla nRpa duSTa mantrI dvArA kiye gaye vizvAsaghAta ko . "jo usake hRdaya para aGkita thA" bhUlA nhiiN| . . ..... kisI kavi ne kahA hai:...mRgeNa dattAM kiM lattAM vismarejjAtu kesrii|. yata tAM sa nUnaM samaye sa vyAjAM vAlayiSyati // 1 // '' arthAt mRga dvArA mArI huI lAta ko siMha kyA bhUla sakatA hai ? samaya Ane para vaha nizcaya karake vyAja sahita use cukAyegA / ucita samaya aura zakuna dekhakara bahuta bar3I bhArI senA lekara nRpa ranapAla usa duSTa mantrI ko jItane ke lie apane nagara kI ora claa| ...eka dina mArga meM ghane jaMgala meM senA sahita napa rAtri ke vizrAnti hetu tthhraa.| arddharAtri ke samaya dUra se AtI huI divya gIta-dhvani ko sunakara talavAra hAtha meM lekara akelA hI kautuka se vahAM calA gyaa| vahAM usane Uce 2 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 OM ratnapAla nRpa caritra zikhara vAlA eka deva mandira dekhIM, jo atyujvala tathA ramaNIya thaa| satva kI khAna rAjA ranapAla jaba 'usameM praviSTa huA taba taka sakhiyoM ke . sAtha., koI. vidyAdhara kI kanyA jinevara bhagavAn ke Age aneka prakAra ke utsava aura nRtya gIta Adi..karake sundara vimAna meM vaiThakara zIghra apane sthAna ko calI gaI / mandira meM jAkara RSabhadeva bhagavAn kI pratimA ko namaskAra karake aura usa mandira kI sundaratA ko dekhane kI icchA se cAroM tarapha ghUmate hue rAjA ne sAmane par3e hue saubhAgya maMjarI ke nAma se aGkitaH kaMkaNa ko dekhakara grahaNa kara liyA / prAptakAla apanI senAlmeM Akara usake Age 2 calA aura apane rAjya kI prApti se utkaNThita huA krama se apane nagara ke pAsa phuNcaa| ........ 1 . usa samaya pratApazAlI nRpa ratnapAla ko apane... rAjya ko lene ke liye jhAle. hAe sunakara, duHkhI jayapAla ne mana meM vicAra kiyA-"mujha samartha- kA yaha kecArA akelA kyA kara sakatA hai ?" aisA vicAra kara maiMne isako jIvita hI vana meM chor3a diyA thA,mujhe aba mAlUma huA ki durdaiva se prerita hokara mujha kubuddhi meM kAle sAMpa kI pUMcha kATakara apanI hI mRtyu ke lie chor3A thaa| rAjanIti meM kahA gayA hai: P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya pariccheda ? virAdhyate na nItijJe mahAnAtma hitArthibhiH / / :: karhi citsa virAddhazcet tarhi jIvan na mucyate // 1 // arthAt nItijJa loga apanI bhalAI kI icchA se bar3oM ke sAtha virodha nahIM karate, 'yadi kisI prakAra bar3e manuSya se virodha ho jAya, to jIvita nahIM raha sktaa| anya zAstra meM bhI kahA hai: uttiSThanto nivAryantai sukhena vyAdhi zatravaH 'bhavantyupAyoM sAdhyAste baddha mulAmtu 'mRtyave // 1 // ....... arthAt uThate hue roga aura zatru sukha se dUra kiye jA sakate haiM, ve hI baddhamUla hone para, anekoM upAyoM se bhI asAdhya ho jAte haiM aura mRtyu kAraka hote haiN| gaye hue samaya.. ko socane se aba kyA prayojana ? pratyuta raNa meM saMmukha hokara mara jAU yA use mAra DolU, zUra vIratA se yuddha meM mara jAne para. svarga kI prApti hotI hai aura zatru ko mArane para rAjya kI prApti hogii| isa prakAra yuddha meM zUravIroM ke donoM hAthoM meM laDDU haiM, eka bAta toM .. nizcita hai| yaha vicAra kara jaya mantrI dhairya dhAraNa kara rAjA . ke saMmukha Akara senA sahita yuddha karane ke lie taiyAra ho P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ater ___38] __ * ranapAla nRpa caritra ke gayA aura khanna, kunta aura zara' ke samUha tathA mugdaroM se krUra AkramaNa karane vAle zUravIra Apasa meM ghamAsAna yuddha karane lge| ratnapAla nRpa kI bar3I balavatI senA ne adhama jaya mantrI kI senA ko bhaMga kara diyaa| apanI senA ko bhAgatI huI dekhakara kupita hue mantrI ne rAjA kI phauja para phailane vAlI avasvApinI nidrA chodd'ii| usa vidyA se rAjA kI caitanya rahita huI samasta saMnA hAtha se girate hue apane zastroM ko bhI nahIM jAnatI thI, isa prakAra jyeSTha mAsa kI taraha sagha kAryoM meM Alasyayukta apanI senA ko dekhakara mahAkaSTa meM par3A huyA rAjA hRdaya meM duHkha pAne lgaa| usa samaya vaidezika zrAntazrAvaka jo pahale devatA huA thA usane avadhi jJAna kA prayoga karake rAjA ko duHkha meM par3A . dekhA, tatra pratyupakAra ke lie vahAM Akara rAjA kI senA para par3I huI avasvApinI nidrA ko haraNa karake samasta bala ko svastha kiyaa| usa deva kI kRpA se bala prApta senA phira tejI se yuddha karane meM tatpara huii| jaba ratnapAla kI senA svastha huI, tapa kSINa vidyAvala vAlA jaya mantrI apanI vijaya se nirAza . ho gyaa| .. jaya mantrI jisakI Atmazakti duSkarma kI uSmA se 1. bANa : .. S AChan... / P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya pariccheda . naSTa ho gaI thI apane vizvAsaghAta ke pApoM ke phaloM ko bhogatA huA sAtavIM naraka meM giraa| rAjA ke mastaka para puSpa-vRSTi karate hue devAtAoM kI "dharme jayaH kSayaH pApe" isa prakAra AkAza meM vANI huI / usa samaya deva ne prakaTa hokara kahA- he rAjan ! tUne vaidezika zrAntazrAvaka kI usa samaya sevA kI thI, vaha maiM samAhita mana se marakara devapana ko prApta huA hai / he miva ! Aja - tere para saMkaTa Ane para avasvApinI vidyA ko haraNa kara tujhe jayazrI dene ko pAyA hai| yaha kahakara vaha deva saiMkar3oM svarNa koTi rakhapAla. rAjA ke sAmane varSA kara devaloka ko calA gyaa| isa prakAra jayAmAtya ko jIta kara puravAsiyoM ke dhUmadhAma se utsava karane para vaha rAjA apanI strI ke milane kI utkaNThA se nagara meM praviSTa huyaa| usa samaya pati kI AjJA se manohara aura svAdiSTa bhojana se pAraNA kara prasannatA se zRMgArasundarI ne sarvAta zRMgAra kiyaa| tadanantara zIla-rakSA ke lie una 2 kadarthanAoM ko sahana kI huI suna- ... kara rAjA ratnapAla ne prasanna hokara use paTarAnI banA diyA / kA kisI samaya rAjya kA pAlana karate hue usa rAjA ka pAsa kaI vanecaroM ne Akara arja kii| he rAjan ! Apake P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri.M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ratnapAla nRpa.caritra * .. puNya yoga sepahAr3a ke samAna zarIra vAlA . vanya , jAtimAna hAthI kahIM se bagIce meM AyA hai| yaha sunakara AzcayaM se gajavidyA meM kuzala vaha napa usa hAthI ko vaza meM karane ke lie svayaM usa udyAna meM gayA aura. pahile. pahalA apane dupaTTe ko sameTa kara usane hAthI ke Age pheMka diyaa| krodha ke 'bhar3akane se madonmatta usa hAthI ne use apane dAtoM me dabA diyaa| taba pRSTa bhAga para napA ne jora se muSTi prahAra kiyaa| jaiba vaha pIche mur3ane lagA, taba ghUmate hue rAjA ne use atyanta khedita kiyA, isa prakAra : atyantaH use khinna kara sevaka kI taraha use vaza meM karake javaH rAjA usake Upara car3hA tatra use vanya hAthI ne chala prakaTa karako nA ke. mAtha garur3a kI taraha aAkAza kA mArga pkdd'aa| AkAza meM jAte hue zejA ne bahuta dUra hone se pRthvI para rahI huI nadiyoM ko, cakAra rekhA ke sadRza; bar3e saparvatoM ko TIloM ke. sadRza aura bar3e.. nagaroM ko kITikA nagara kI taraha Azcarya : se nirbhaya, hokara dekhaa| aura vicArane lagA ki kyA maiM Aja kisI mitra se vividha Azcarya yukta sthaloM ko dikhAne ke lie haraNa kiyA jArahA hU~, yA koI merA, zatru bar3I Apatti meM DAlane ke lie mujhe lejArahA hai / nRpa ke dimAga meM aisA saMdeha uTha hI rahA thA ki hAthI kisI bahuta bar3e tAlAba ke Upara se hokara gujarane lgaa| nRpa apane bhAgya ke bharose tIrthaGkara, bhagavAn P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya paccheida * [41 ko smaraNa kara hAthI kI pITha para se kUda par3A aura taira kara kinAre para A gyaa| vahAM vaha kisI divya mahala meM praviSTa huyaa| Age jAte hue usane tIsarI maMjila meM do bar3e 2 bhasma ke Dhera dekhe, usase thor3I dUra para rakhUTI para TaMke hue rasa se bhare hae tUmbe ko rAjA ne dekhA / anantara utAvalI se usa tUmbe ko lene para usameM se kucha chITeM girane se usa bhasma Dhera se do striye utpanna huii| vismita hue rAjA ne una divyarUpA striyoM se pUchA-tuma donoM kauna ho ? acAnaka isa bhasmapuJja se tuma kaise prakaTa huI ? ve donoM divyAMganAyeM saprema rAjA ko dekhatI huI isa prakAra kahane lagIM-hama donoM vidyAdharezvara mahAbala kI kanyAyeM haiM aura hamArA nAma patravallI aura mohavallI hai| he sundara ! krama se hama yauvana ko prApta huii| vivAha karane kI icchA se isa mahA balazAlI mAtaMga ne parasoM hameM haraNa karake vidyA nirmita ghara meM rakkhA hai / jaba vaha kahIM bAhara jAnA cAhatA hai, taba ISyAlucitta hameM vidyA ke bala se bhasmarAzi canA DAlatA hai aura bAhara calA jAtA hai| vApisa lauTakara hameM phira isa rasa se jIvita karatA hai| he sundara yuvaka ! Aja tuma hamAre puNyabala se yahAM Aye ho| isa samaya vaha durAtmA bAhara gayA huA hai, kahIM tumheM yahAM AyA huA na jAna jAya / isa prakAra. una P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 ) * ratnapAla nRpa caritra ke kanyAoM kI bAta pUrI ho bhI nahIM sakI thI ki vidyA ke bala se uddhata vaha mAtaMga unase vivAha karane kI icchA se / vahAM pahuMca gyaa| usa samaya ve kanyAyeM vicArane lagI ki hAya ! Aja hamAre vivAha ke nimitta yaha durAtmA aise puruSa ratna ko maaregaa| isa prakAra kanyAyeM vicAra kara hI rahI thIM, idhara rAjA ratnapAla ne socA ki merA patA lagane ke pahile hI maiM ise mAra DAlaM, yaha to kSatriyoM kA dharma nhiiN| isalie pahile ise meM llkaar| rAjA isa prakAra vicAra hI rahA thA ki vahAM kisI hAthI ne Akara acAnaka hI use sUMDa se uchAlakara donoM dAMtoM se pakar3akara mAra diyaa| usa samaya rAjA ratnapAla yaha AkAzagAmI hAthI kauna hai aura - kisalie isane isa mAtaMga ko mArA, isa prakAra Azcarya aura harSa se eka sAtha hI bhara gyaa| idhara mahAbAhu mahAbala apanI kanyAoM ke viyoga se cintita huA unakI khoja ke lie ghUmatA huA usa mahala meM A phuNcaa| rAjA ko aura donoM kanyAoM ko dekhakara / harSa se kahane lagA-mujhe pahile eka jyotiSI ne kahA thA ki mAtaMga vidyAdhara se bhasma kiye hue donoM kanyA ratnoM ko jo manuSya jilAyegA, usakI sahAyatA ke lie hAthI Akara mAtaMga ko mAregA, vaha terI kanyAoM kA pati hogA / Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. 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Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya pariccheda * [43 naimittika kI kahI huI yaha vANI Aja satya huii| isI bIca meM mahA teja kI rAzi ke samAna kisI devatA ne prakaTa hokara ratnapAla rAjA se premapUrvaka kahA-he rAjan ! tUne usa samaya merA upakAra kiyA thA, use yAda karatA huA maiM tujhe jayazrI dene ke lie jayAmAtya ke yuddha meM AyA thA, Aja hAthI ke rUpa ko dhAraNa kara kanyAyoM kI prApti ke lie mAtaMga ne tujhe haraNa kiyA thaa| usa durAtmA ko maiMne khela hI meM mAra diyaa| aba dharmAtmAoM ko milane yogya divya rasa se pUrNa isa tUmbe ko he bhAI ! grahaNa karane kI kRpA 1. kro| caubIsa varSa taka kanda mUlAdi ko khAte hue prati dina nIce mukha karake do prahara taka mantra japa karate hue, mAtaMgavidyA ko jAnate hura, duSkara kriyA ko karate hue aura homa karate hue maiMne prasanna hue nAgarAja se isa divya rasa ko pAyA hai| isakI eka bUnda ke sparza hone para koTipala loha svarNa bana jAtA hai| usI prakAra duHsAdhya. vyAdhiyeM zAnta hotI haiN| isake sparza se bhUta pretAdi ke upadrava vilIna ho jAte haiM aura hara roja kAma meM Ane para bhI kSINa nahIM hotA / jagata ko jItane kI mahimA vAle isa rasa se tilaka karane para manuSya yuddha meM devatA aura asuroM se bhI ajayya hotA hai| anya bhI duHsAdhya kArya isase siddha hote haiN| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * yaha rasa cintAranoM AdikoM se bhI bar3hakara hai| he mitra ! phira kabhI kArya hone para mujhe smaraNa krnaa| yaha kahakara vaha devatA vidyut prakAza kI taraha antardhAna ho gyaa| .... - vahAM rahe hue vidyAdhara mahAvala ne rAjA ratnapAla para devatA kI kRpA dekhakara vismaya kiyA aura vimAna meM baiThAkara vaitADya parvata para base hue apane nagara meM le gyaa| vahAM rAjA ratnapAla ne apane puNya se prApta huI manohara donoM kanyAoM ke sAtha mahAvala se kiye hue utsava pUrvaka vivAha kara liyaa| mahAbala Adi vidyAdharoM se vinayapUrvaka satkAra pAyA huA nRpa ratnapAla kucha dina vahAM tthhraa|.... ..... idhara usI vaitADya parvata para gaganavallabha nAmaka nagara meM vallabha nAmaka mahIpAla kA hemAMgada nAmaka balavAn putra hai aura samasta kalAoM meM nipuNa sArthaka saubhAgyamaMjarI nAma kI kanyA hai / kramase usane yauvana ko prApta kiyaa| eka bAra usake puNya se prasanna hokara kuladevI ne divya ratnajaTita sava kAmanAoM ko pUrNa karane vAlA kaMkaNa use diyaa| eka bAra rAtri meM jinamandira meM sakhiyoM ke sAtha nAca karatI huI usake hAtha se vaha kaMkaNa kahIM gira pdd'aa| usa dina se lekara bAlapana se rahita vaha vAlA sarasa AhAra ko chor3akara kevala. / / / / / P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust 15 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya pariccheda * [45 phalAhAra karatI huI tapasyA karane lgii| apanI lar3akI ke duHkha se duHkhI hue rAjA ne kisI jyotirvida se pUchA, aura usane sApha 2 kaha diyA ki he rAjan ! saubhAgyamaMjarI ke kaMkaNa ko haraNa karane vAlA puruSa-rUpa meM kAmadeva ko jItane vAlA salakSaNa sampanna hai aura vaha svayaM hI usake svayamvara meM upasthita hogA aura vaha vahAM usake sAtha vivAha kregaa| daivajJa ke vacana ko sunakara rAjA bahuta prasanna huaa| tadanantara nRpa ne apanI saubhAgyamaMjarI kanyA ke lie svayaMvara mahotsava rcaa| usa svayaMvara meM dUtoM dvArA bulAye hue aneka rAjA loga Aye the| kautuka se mahAbala Adi vidyAdharoM ke sAtha ratnapAla nRpa bhI vahAM AyA / 1usa svayaMvara meM acche 2 alaMkAroM se saje hue sundara maMcoM para baiThe hue nabhazcaroM ko dekhatI huI saubhAgyasundarI ne apane kaMkaNa se maMDita rAjA ratnapAla ko varaNa kiyaa| yaha dekha hemAMgada Adi vidyAdhara bahuta prasanna hue| valaya maMDita nRpa ke varaNa karane para anya khecara loga malina mukha hue Apasa meM vicAra karane lage ki itane vIra vidyAdharoM ke rahate yadi yaha mAnava nRpa isa kanyA ko vivAha legA to ye saba vidyAdhara mare hue se hI hue| isa prakAra apane apamAna se atyanta kruddha hue khecara loga sajakarake senA sahita yuddha karane P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * ko uTha khar3e hue| usa samaya mahAbalI vallabha Adi khecara vIroM ke sAtha usa divya rasa se utpanna abhita tejasAlI devatAoM se bhI ajayya ratnapAla mahIpAla ne cirakAla taka zastrAzastri yuddha karake usa kanyA ko grahaNa karane meM udyata saba zatru khecaroM ko sahaja hI jIta liyaa| usa samaya manuSya aura devatAoM meM yahI eka vANI gUMja rahI thI ki bhUcara ne samasta khecara vidyAdharoM ko jIta liyaa| yaha bar3A Azcarya hai| isa prakAra kI vANI se atyanta apamAnita hone se dukhI hue vidyAdhara loga zastradhAriyoM se ucchrasita hue yuddha meM gire hue kI taraha the| nRparAja ratnapAla ne bhI zatruoM kI mUrtimAn jayalakSmI ke samAna saubhAgyamaMjarI kA bar3e utsava ke sAtha pANigrahaNa kiyaa| tadanantara hemAMgada ne purAnI prIti se bahuta sI prajJapti gauryAdi vidyAyeM dI aura usane unheM sAdha liyaa| usa siddha - vidyA ke bala vAle rAjA ratnapAla ne vaitADya parvata kI donoM zreNiyoM ke saba nabhazvaroM ko jItakara apanI AjJA ko pravarta kiyaa| aneka prakAra ke upahAra kI zreNi se pUrNa hai zrI jisakI aisA saralAzaya vaha nRpa apanI una tIna striyoM ke sAtha hemAMgada Adi vidyAdharoM se niSedha karane para bhI vimAna meM car3hakara sukha se apane nagara meM pahu~cA / ..... TA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. - Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * dvitIya pariccheda * jaba rAjA ko hAthI haraNa karake legayA thA, usa . dina se sArI prajA viraha dukha aura dAha se pIr3ita thii| usa prajA ko apane darzanarUpI amRta kI varSA se usane zItala kiyaa| vidyApremI surendramuni kRte ratnapAla caritre bhASAnuvAde ratnapAla nRpa rAjya prAti vivAhAdi varNano nAma dvitIya paricchedaH smaaptH|| P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya pariccheda 8 MIX sa rya ke sadRza pratApI usa nUpa ne apane paripakka puNya 1 se samRddhizAlI rAjya paayaa| aura usakA pAlana karatA thaa| jo manuSya apUrva Azcaryayukta kathA ko kahatA thA, use rAjA dasa lAkha svarNa mudrA inAma detA thaa| udArAzaya vaha nRpa lAkhoM dIna dukhiyoM, durbala anAthoM ko pratidina dasa lAkha suvarNa mudrA detA hA unheM AzvAsana detA thaa| kAvya ke rasa kA marmajJa vaha napa navIna kAvya ke banAne vAle ko dasa lAkha suvarNa mudrA pAritoSika detA thaa| 'saba sthAnoM meM phaila rahI hai kIrti jisakI, kIrtidAna se ullasita hai buddhi jisakI' aisA vaha napa yAcakoM ko do lakSa suvarNa mudrA sadA vitIrNa karatA thaa| dharma ke prabhAva P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda 2 [49 se atula lakSmI Rddhi siddhi kI prApti kara nA ratnapAla ne dharma meM zraddhA hone ke kAraNa saptakSetrI meM sarvadA tIsa lAkha suvarNa denA zurU kiyaa| antaHpura tathA apane zarIra ke lie, naukara karmakara Adi ke nimitta, evaM hAthI ghor3oM ke lie tIsa lAkha svarNa mudrAyeM roja vyaya hotI thiiN| isa prakAra nRpa ratnapAla ke svarNa koTi vyaya hotI huI sadA dekhane meM AtI thIM, vaha svarNakoTi divya rasa ke prabhAva se sahaja hI prApta ho jAtI thii| ......idhara usa nagara meM eka itakAra rahatA thaa| vaha sadA eka lAkha draMbha 'sikke' jItatA thA aura phira hAra jAtA thaa| saMdhyA samaya usake pAsa draMbha kA tIsarA bhAga to baca hI jAtA thA, usake mUlya se gehUM ke puoM ko kahIM jAkara pakAtA thA aura caMDI ke mandira meM jAkara caNDI ke kandhe para paira rakhakara dIpa ke tela meM cupar3a kara puoM ko niHzaMka hokara khAyA karatA thaa| usa samaya caNDI mana meM vicAra karatI ki yahAM para koI manuSya Ave to mere prasiddha mahAtmya ko jAna jAya / isa prakAra cintA karatI huI devI dukhita ho kisI prakAra use nikAlanA cAhatI thii| 1. kisI samaya vaha niHzaMka hokara pue. khArahA thA, aise P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * samaya meM use kucha kahane kI icchA se devI ne jIbha nikAlI / taba usane kahA ki he caNDI! tU bhI isa pue ke Tukar3e ko khaa| aisA kahakara usane usakI jIbha para pue kA Tukar3A rakha diyaa| usane bhI mAyA se khA liyaa| tatra usane usakI nikalI. huI jIbha dekhakara kahA ki he caNDI ! tU bar3I lobhina hai, isalie tUne phira lambI jIbha nikAlI hai| aisA kaha kara usane jIbha para thUka diyaa| devI ne vicArA ki maiM ucchiSTa jIbha ko kaise mukha meM DAlUM ? yaha socatI huI vaha vaise hI dukhita hokara baiThI rhii| prAtaHkAla . meM caNDI ko bhayAnaka dekhakara loga Apasa meM kahane lageyaha utpAta anarthakArI hogaa| yaha kahakara una logoM ne utpAta kI zAnti ke lie zAntika karma karAye / to bhI devI ucchiSTa jIbha mukha meM na DAlatI thii| taba logoM ne yaha paTaha vajAyA ki jo isa utpAta ko zAnta karegA, vaha sau suvarNa Aja hI pAvegA / .. usa samaya apane sAmane hI utpanna hue utpAta ko jAnate hue usa dhUrta ne paTaha ko sparza karake sau muhare grahaNa krlii| tadanantara saba logoM ko haTA kara ekAnta meM devI ke mandira meM jAkara bar3e patthara ko hAtha se uThAkara devI se niSThura vacana kahane lgaa| he raNDe caMDI ! isI vakta tU apanI jIbha ko mukha meM vApisa le le, nahIM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111391 OM tRtIya paccheida * to isa patthara se terA mukha avazya hI tor3a ddaaluuNgaa| yaha sunakara devI ne vicArA ki isa durAtmA ke isa pApa karma se kisI prakAra uddhAra nahIM hogA, aura apanI hAni tathA manuSyoM meM haMsI hogii| maiM isa duSTa kA kucha anartha bhI nahIM kara sktii| isa taraha vivaza hokara bhaya se usane apanI jIbha mukha meM le lii| isa prakAra usa utpAta ke zAnta hone para saba puravAsI prasanna hue| dhUrta ne to sArA dhana usI dina gamA diyaa| kisI vidvAn ne kahA hai___ dvighaTaM pahilA muni dya takAra kare dhanam / hArazca markaTI kaMThe kiyaDhelaM hi tiSThati // 1 // arthAt haThIlI strI ke sira para do ghar3e, juArI ke hAtha meM rahA huA dhana, vAnarI ke gale meM hAra, ye kitane samaya taka raha sakate haiM ? tadanantara bhI caNDIghara meM rAtri meM Akara sadA baha cha takAra usI prakAra nizaMka hokara puoM ko khAtA thaa| kisI samaya usa duSTa ke sAtha anya kucha na karane kI zakti vAlI aura usake durvinaya se dukhI huI devI ne usa dhUrta ke rAtri meM Ane para apane mandira se eka dIpaka nikaalaa| use dekhakara dhUrta bolA-he dIpa ! Thahara / kahAM jA rahA hai ? isa prakAra kahatA huA usake pIche calA, tara devI kI AjJA se.dIpaka usase kahane lagA-re dhUrta ! AdhAyI kAla sAgara sari sAnAdi ___zrI mahApIra me ArAdhanA kendra phevA, ji. gAMdhInagara, pIna-382009 P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 ] .. ratnapAla nRpa caritra * tU rUkhe hI puoM ko bhakSaNa kara / . maiM tujhe thor3A bhI taila na dNgaa| maiM samudra ke usa pAra jaauuNgaa| tU mere pIche se lauTatA kyoM nahIM ? vaha volA-vahAM Akara bhI maiM taila lenuuNgaa| tU hAM taka bhAgegA ? Age 2 dIpaka, pIche 2 vaha dhUrta donoM jaldI 2 jAte hue sUrya ke udaya hone para eka dUra jaMgala meM pahu~ce / usa samaya usako cakamA dekara vaha dopaka antardhAna ho gyaa| 'zatru ko sarpa kI taraha dUra pheMka diyA aisA socakara vaha surI' atyanta hRSTa huii| usa / samaya vaha dhUrta 'hAya ! devI ne mujhe bhrAnta kara diyA' isa / prakAra vaha mana meM dukhI hotA huA jaMgala meM bhaTakane lagA / usa dhUrta ne prajvalita agnikuNDa ke samIpa apsarAoM ko bhI jItane yogya jinakA saubhAgya hai, aisI uThate hue yauvana vAlI do kanyAoM ko aura eka manuSya ko jo vikalAMga thA, dekhaa| tuma kauna ho aura yahAM kaise aaii| yaha pUchane para unhoMne kucha bhI uttara na diyaa| taba vaha lauTakara nagara meM A gyaa| . . isa nagara meM ratnapAla nAmaka rAjA hai, jo manuSya saccI aura apUrva vArtA kahe use vaha dasa lAkha suvarNa detA hai| 1. devI P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * yaha jAnakara usane rAjA ke pAsa jAkara sArA vRttAMta nivedana kara diyA / kautuka se rAjA bhI tatkAla usake sAtha vahAM gayA aura donoM kanyAoM aura manuSya ko dekhakara kahane lagA-maiM ratnapAla napa huuN| yaha kauna hai aura tuma donoM kauna ho tathA yaha agnikuNDa kyoM hai ? ina sabakA ThIka ThIka nirbhaya hokara uttara do| isa prakAra rAjA ke pUchane para eka kanyA bolI-he rAjan ! hama donoM kanyAyeM gandharvarAja vizvAvasu kI putriyA~ haiM aura devasenA tathA gandharvasenA nAma se hama prasiddha haiN| kramase sundaratA rUpI kaMda ko udbhedana karane vAle megha ke samAna yauvana ko prApta huI haiN| dedIpyamAna atula jvAlAyukta agni meM mantrapUrvaka ghI kI Ahuti Adi se tathA mantratantra aura auSadhi ke bala se bhI hama kisI se stabdha nahIM kI jA sktiiN| yamarAja ke mukha kI taraha bhayaMkara agni meM jo uttama puruSa snAna karegA, vaha satvazAlI ApakI putrI kA pati hogA aura vaha zatruoM se ajeya tathA bharatArddha kA cakravartI hogaa| aise daivajJa ke vacana se prerita hokara pitA ne hameM yahAM chor3A hai| usa satvazAlI kI parIkSA karane ke lie mere pitA ne vidyA dvArA hIna satva se 'kAyara se' na dekhane yogya isa agnikuNDa ko banAyA hai| yaha vidyAdhara hameM prApta karane ke lobha se isa agnikuNDa meM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * kUdatA huA saMzaya yukta ho gayA, isa kAraNa devI ne ise vikalAMga banA diyaa| aba yaha nirAza aura nirutsAha hokara apane ghara calA jaaygaa| kyoMki siddhi satva se hI hotI hai| saba hI kArya satva se 'manovala se pratiSThita hote haiM / isa prakAra kanyA ke vacanoM ko sunakara satvazAlI usa nRpa ratnapAla ne ekadama usa agnikuNDa meM chalAMga mAra dii| satva se usakA zarIra sudhAmaya ho gyaa| usa agnikuNDa meM snAna karane se vaha rAjA vajra zarIra vAlA ho gyaa| usa samaya saba vRttAnta ke jJAta hone para vizvAvasugandharvarAja vahAM AyA ra prasanna hokara mahotsava ke sAtha donoM kanyAoM kA pANigrahaNa ratnapAla nRpa ke sAtha kara diyaa| donoM patniyoM kI prApti se prasanna huA napa apane nagara meM A gayA aura usa dyUtakAra ko bIsa lAkha muhara dI / pahile jo ghatakAra Ate aura jAte anyAya se prApta dhana se pUrNa aura rikta hotA thA vahI nyAyamArga se rAjA dvArA prApta hue dhana se pratidina / varddhamAna Rddhi vAlA ho gyaa| yaha nyAya kA phala spaSTa hai| usa uttama caritra vAle napa ke anubhUta upadezoM se vaha chatakAra vyasana se nivRtta ho gyaa| ___ eka vAra mahIpati ratnapAla zItala nadI ke pravAha meM jalakrIr3A karane kI icchA se nAva para ArUr3ha huaa| avA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * naka pITha ke prabala vAyu se prerita vaha nAva vAyu vega se pUrva dizA kI ora calane lgii| usa samaya rAjA ne donoM kinAroM para base hue gAMva aura bagIcoM ko cakra para caDhe hue kI taraha ghUmate hue dekhA / do ghaNToM ke bAda vaha nAva pUrva samudra kI tIra ko pAkara svayaM hI skhalita huI kI naI Thahara gaI aura nRpa taTa para utara gyaa| vahAM kisI manuSya ne Akara vinaya pUrvaka kahA-he rAjan ! kiJcitmAtra bhI Apa kheda mata karanA ki kisa jagaha aura deza meM A gayA huuN| kyoMki 'Apa jaise mahAnubhAva ke Agamana se saba logoM kA bhaviSya sukhamaya hogaa|' rAjA usase kahane lagA ki yahAM bhaviSya sukhamaya hogA' yaha bAta tUne kauna se nimitta se yA kauna zakuna se jAnI hai ? rAjA ke isa prakAra pUchane para vaha satyavAdI kahane lagA-maiM uttarakAla ko jAnatA huuN| he satvanidhe ! maiM jo Apako satya vRttAnta sunAtA hU~, use Apa suniye / yahAM samIpa hI rahe hue ratnapura nAmaka nagara meM nivAsa karatA huA ratnasena nAmaka rAjA dasa karor3a gAMva se maNDita pUrva deza ko bhogatA hai| isa rAjA. ke 11 lAkha madonmatta hAthI haiM, tIsa lAkha ratha, dasa lAkha ghor3e, dasa karor3a striye, isa prakAra saba Ananda hai| parantu karmAnubhAva 1. taraha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikalAMga apane para - ratnapAlana se usakA karane se vaha .ri prasava . 1948 grahaNa ratamA prApti saprasa dyUtakAra ko bhI aura jAte anyAya sa - vahI nyAyamAga saM . varddhamAna Rtika usa uttama caritra kAra vyasana se ni eka cAra ma jalakrIr3A karane ko P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * mahAtmA terI kanyAoM ko niroga kregaa| ye devI ke vacana sunakara nRpAdi saba prasanna hue aura vaha devI vijalI ke. sphuraNa ke samAna adRzya ho gii| devI ne tujhe kanyAoM kI vyAdhi ko zAnta karane ke lie lAyA hai| isa nagara se terA nagara pA~ca sau yojana dUra hai| devI kI vANI se Apake Agamana ko jAnakara harSa pUrvaka bar3I Rddhi ke sAtha rAjAdi .. saba loga isa samaya Arahe haiN| usa manuSya ke isa prakAra kahate hI nRpAdi satra ne Akara rAjA ratnapAla . ko namaskAra kiyA aura vinaya pUrvaka bar3e utsava ke sAtha use nagara meM le J gaye / tadanantara nRpa Adi ne paropakArI rAjA ratnapAla se donoM kanyAoM ko niroga karane kI prArthanA kii| yaha siddha rasa zarIra ke pAsa rahane para saba avasaroM meM upayogI hogaa| isa vicAra se rAjA ne apane bhujabanda ke choTe se kUpale meM rakkhA thaa| usa rasa se kRpAlu rAjA ne pahilI kanyA ke mastaka para sparza kiyA, tatkAla hI vaha kanyA netrAnandadAyI rUpa aura zobhA se yukta ho gii| phira usI rasa se choTI : kanyA ke AMkha meM aJjana karate hI vaha dina meM bhI tArAoM ko dekhane meM samartha dRSTi vAlI ho gii| - tadanantara guNa se kharIdI huI donoM kanyAoM ko pitA ratnasena ne ratnapAla ko hI de dI aura usane unake sAtha . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ratnapAla napa caritra * se hRdaya aura netra ko prasanna karane vAlA putra nahIM hai| kevala kanakAvalI nAmaka rAnI se do kanyAyeM huI haiN| unameM se pahilI kA nAma kanakamaMjarI aura dUsarI kA nAma guNamaMjarI hai| una donoM kanyAoM ke yauvana Ane para acAnaka galatkuSTha aura andhatA ho gii| rAjA kI AjJA se nAnA zAstra ko jAnane vAle vaidyoM ne aneka auSadhiyoM se cikitsA kI, mantra zAstriyoM ne aneka mantratantra aura yantra se vizvAsa aura zubha utsAha ke sAtha aneka pratikriyAyeM kii| anya bhI bahuta se jAnakAroM ne apane 2 AmnAya ke anusAra prayatna kiye / parantu una kanyAoM ke karma ke anubhAva se thor3A bhI guNa nahIM huaa| roga se vyAkula huI donoM kanyAyeM apane manuSya bhava ko vyartha mAnatI huI duHkha se marane ke lie tatpara huii| unake atyanta sneha pAza se vandhe hue prema vAle rAjA aura rAnI bhI unake pIche marane ko dRr3hatatpara hueM / kiMkartavya vimUr3ha gupta prayojana vAle mantriyoM ne rAjya kI adhiSThAtrI devI kI aneka prakAra kI pUjA arcanA. se ArA'dhanA Arambha kii| taba devI ne prasanna hokara AkAza meM - Thahara kara saba logoM ke sanmukha spaSTa vANI se kahA- he - logo ! mere prayoga se prerita hokara ratnapAla nRpa pATaliputra _ nagara se nAva meM caDhA huA zIghra hI yahAM aavegaa| vaha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda 2 mahAtmA terI kanyAoM ko niroga kregaa| ye devI ke vacana sunakara nRpAdi saba prasanna hue aura vaha devI bijalI ke sphuraNa ke samAna adRzya ho gii| devI ne tujhe kanyAoM kI vyAdhi ko zAnta karane ke lie lAyA hai| isa nagara se terA nagara pA~ca sau yojana dUra hai| devI kI vANI se Apake Agamana ko jAnakara harSa pUrvaka bar3I Rddhi ke sAtha rAjAdi .. saba loga isa samaya Arahe haiN| usa manuSya ke isa prakAra kahate hI nRpAdi saba ne Akara rAjA ratnapAla ko namaskAra kiyA aura vinaya pUrvaka bar3e utsava ke sAtha use nagara meM le gaye / tadanantara nRpa Adi ne paropakArI rAjA ratnapAla se donoM kanyAoM ko niroga karane kI prArthanA kii| yaha siddha rasa zarIra ke pAsa rahane para saba avasaroM meM upayogI hogaa| isa vicAra se rAjA ne apane bhujabanda ke choTe se kaMpale meM rakkhA thaa| usa rasa se kRpAlu rAjA ne pahilI kanyA ke mastaka para sparza kiyA, tatkAla hI vaha kanyA netrAnandadAyI rUpa aura zobhA se yukta ho gii| phira usI rasa se choTI kanyA ke AMkha meM aJjana karate hI vaha dina meM bhI tArAoM - ko dekhane meM samartha dRSTi vAlI ho gii| tadanantara guNa se kharIdI huI donoM kanyAoM ko pitA ratnasena ne ratnapAla ko hI de dI aura usane unake sAtha P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 ] ka ratnapAla nRpa caritra * . vivAha kara liyaa| isake bAda saMsAra se virakta mana vAle rAjA ratnasena ne jAmAtA ko sArA rAjya dekara dIkSA grahaNa karalI / . . 3 rAjA ratnapAla apanI strI ke sAtha kitaneka dina vahAM rahakara rAjya ke prabandha ke lie mukhyamantrI ko niyukta kara mArga meM amUlya upahAra pUrvaka aneka rAjAoM se pUjita tathA senA se pRvI ko kaMpAtA huA kramase apane nagara meM pahuMca gyaa| jisa - idhara nAMva dvArA rAjA ke apaharaNa hone para mantrI aura sAmanta loga kiMkartavya vimUDha hue vyAkulatA se Apasa meM vicArane lage ki hA ! rAjA kA zubhAzubha vRttAMta aura svarUpa mAlUma nahIM hotaa| aba hama loga kyA kareM, isa asvAmika rAjya kI kaise rakSA hogI ? prAyaH niHsvAmika rAjyoM kI acchI taraha rakSA na hone se duSTa rAjA loga adhikAra kara lete haiN| jaise devaloka se kisI devatA ke cyavane para yadi dUsarA devatA utpanna na huA ho to usa. rAjya ko anya devatA loga adhikAra meM kara lete haiN| mahA bhAgyazAlI tathA balazAlI rAjA ratnapAla kA rAjya to yahA ho vA . anyatra, isa samaya to hama usake pada ke kRtajJa haiN| isa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * [56 prakAra vicAra karake sAmanta aura mantrI kI salAha se siMhAsana para rAjA kI khar3AU rakhakara samasta rAjavarga namaskAra karane lgaa| usa zUnya rAjya meM bhI rAjya kA acchA prabandha hone para aura dAna mAna se santuSTa kiye jAne para koI bhI rAjavargI nahIM vighaTita huA (phuuttaa)| ___ aba rAjA ke Ane para darzana kI utkaNThA vAle atyanta sneha saMbhrAnta hue saba loga zIghra sAmane gaye / rAjA ratnapAla ne sabakA yathocita satkAra karake apane nagara meM praveza kiyA aura mArga meM dIna dukhiyoM ko dAna se prasanna kiyaa| jaise udayAcala ke zikhara para sUrya ke udaya hone para cakravAkI prasanna hotI hai, usI prakAra apanI rAjasabhA meM mahIpati ratnapAla ke Ane para saba prajA Anandita huii| apane cirakAla ke viyoga se azAnta mana vAlI patniyoM ko snehapUrNa vArtAlApa se prasanna kiyA / zRMgArasundarI 1, ratnavatI 2, patravallI 3, mohavallI 4, saubhAgyamaMjarI 5, devasenA 6, gaMdharvasenA 7, kanaka maMjarI 8,. guNamaMjarI 5, ye nava paTarAniye ratnapAla nRpa ke thiiN| devaloka ke sadRza samRddhi vAle nRpa ratnapAla ke 20 karor3a gAMca the| hajAroM ratna kI jAtiyA~ thIM aura bIsa 20; P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * bar3e 2 nagara the| sahasra samudrataTa" "nAvoM ke Thaharane ke sthAna" the| bAraha bar3e 2 maNDalezvara rAjA the| dasa sahasra dvIpa aura utane hI mukuTadhArI dvIpa mahIpati usake adhIna the| cAlIsa karor3a paidala senA, tIsa lAkha hAthI, eka lAkha ratha, cAlIsa lAkha ghor3e nizcita the| jaladurga pA~ca sahasra aura sthala durga dasa hajAra the| hemAMgada Adi sahasroM khecara sadA usakI sevA karate the| usa rAjA ke ghara meM dIna dukhiyoM ke uddhAra ke lie aura AzritoM kA pAlana karane ke lie hamezA eka karor3a svarNa vyaya hotA thaa| pUrvabhava ke puNya se jo mahArasa usane tUmbe meM pAyA thA, usase utanA hI svarNa usake ho jAtA thaa| usa mahArasa ke prabhAva se usa rAjA ke rAjya meM adhi "manaH pIr3A" vyAdhi sAta prakAra kI ItiyAM 'upadrava' mahAmArI Adi kabhI nahIM phailate the| anantara rAjA ratnapAla ke kramase zatruoM ko jItane vAle sau putra hue, jinake nAma megharatha Adi the / uparokta atyanta aizvaryazAlI rAjya ko bhogate hue sukha samudra meM khelate hue napa ratnapAla ke 10 lAkha varSa, dina kI taraha sukha se bIta gye| . .. 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[61 eka dina usa nagara meM mahAsena nAmaka mahAmuni mUrtimAna dharma kI taraha logoM para kRpA karake puravAsiyoM ke kalyANa karane kI bhAvanA se padhAre / jinake vacana rUpI amRta se mithyAtvarUpI viSa kA vega naSTa ho jAtA hai| aise pUjyapAda una mahAmuni ko vandana karane ke lie aneka zraddhAlu bhavya manuSya aaye| mahArAja napa ratnapAla bhI apane parivAra strI putrAdi ke sAtha jaMgama mahA tIrtha una munirAja kI upAsanA karane ko aaye| usa samaya apAra saMsAra rUpI mahAvana se manuSyoM kA uddhAra karane vAle una munizreSTha ne pUrNatayA samajhA 2 kara dharma-mArga kA upadeza kiyaa| jo bhavya manuSya nitya Ane vAle janma, jarA, mRtyu aura bhaya Adi duHkhoM se DarA huA zIghra mokSa gamana kI icchA karatA ho, vaha manuSya Adara pUrvaka saMsAra sAgara ko pAra utArane meM naukA ke sadRza Arhata dharma kI sadA ArAdhanA kreN| yaha ArAdhanA kiyA huA Ahata dharma saba Antara bhItarI' zatruoM ko jItane meM susiddha aura sukhasAdhya hai| una zatruoM meM pradhAna manaHzatru hai| usa eka ke jItane para samasta . varga jItA hA hI hai| zAstra meM kahA hai - ekasmin jite jitA paMca paMcasu jiteSu jitA daza / . daza dhAtu jitvA sarva zatrUn jayAmya ham // P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * / jo arthAt eka ke vijita hone para pA~ca vijita hote haiM, pA~ca ke vijita hone para dasa vijita hote haiN| isa prakAra dasa prakAra ke zatruoM ko jItakara samasta zatruoM ko meM jItatA huuN| . / eka mana ke na jItane para kaSAya aura indriyA~ nahIM vijita hote / unako yathAjJAta jItakara maiM muni vicaraNa karatA huuN| jo zUravIra yuddha-sthala meM saiMkar3oM, hajAroM, lAkhoM zatruoM ko jIta lete haiM, ve bhI durAzayI krUra apane mana ko jItane meM samartha nahIM hote| jo bar3I bhArI silA ko sahaja hI uThAkara pheMka dete haiM, ve vIra bhI mana ko jItane meM samartha nahIM hote| jo loga kulIna, vaktA, samasta vidyA ko jAnane vAle hote hue bhI apane mana ko jItakara svahita meM jor3ane meM asamartha rahate haiN| jo apanI vANI se 1. manuSyoM ko pratidina bodha karatA hai| svayaM viSayoM ko bhogatA hai, vaha nandiSeNa muni kI bhAMti hai| kahA hai:.: daza daza divase 2 dhamme bohei ahava ahiayre| * iya nandiSeNa sattI tahavi ase saMjama vipattI // 1 // tathAHpai divasa dasa jaNa voha go'vi siri vIra nAha sIso vi / seNi a suovisatto vesAe nandiSeNa muNI // 1 // P.P. 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Gunratnasuri M.S. _Jun.Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke tRtIya pariccheda * [63 . arthAt-pratidina daza 2 bhavyoM ko yAH isase bhI adhika ko vodha dene kI zakti vAle nandiSeNa muni the, to bhI unake saMyama meM vipatti thii| pratidina dasa. manuSyoM ko pratibodha karane vAle tathA vIranAtha ke ziSyaM zreNika putra nandiSeNa muni vezyA meM Asakta the / / koI vIra bAhubala se yuddha meM lAkhoM zatruoM ko jIta le aura eka mana ko jIte to usakA parama jaya hai.| aneka vIra unmatta hAthiyoM ko sukha se vaza meM kara lete haiM, parantu niraMkuza mana kisI se bhI damana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / mana ko hI damana karanA caahie| mana hI durdama hai, mana ko vaza meM karane vAlA isa loka meM aura paraloka meM sukhI hotA hai| jitAtmatA phira cinhoM se jAnI jAtI hai, na ki kahane se| jaise sUryodaya kAnti se jJAta hotA hai, na ki saiMkar3oM zapathoM se / zama, saMveda, nirveda, Astikya, maitrI, dayA, dama, samatva, amamatA Adi se jitAtmatA jAnI jAtI hai| jIta liyA hai mana jinhoMne aise mahAtmAoM ke mana meM anAdi janma janmAntaroM se abhyasta sAMsArika sukha kI icchA prAyaH utpanna nahIM hotii| zubha Azaya vAle mahAtmA loga saba prakAra ke sarvajJa aura alpajJoM ke saddharmAnuSThAna meM nirantara yatna karate rahate haiN| usa sadanuSThAna ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' 64 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * . udyoga se saMsAra rUpI samudra ko pAra karake jitAtmA loga zIghra parama pada ko prApta ho gaye / tumhAre lie isakA dRSTAnta mugdhabhaTTa-patni kA hai| jisane mana ko jItakara jaldI hI parama pada ko paayaa| vaha dRSTAnta isa prakAra hai: pahile samaya meM ramaNIka pradeza vAlA kauzAmbI nagarI ke pAsa samRddhimAn zAligrAma nAmaka gAMva thaa| usa gAMva meM sundara guNoM kA khajAnA dAmodara nAmaka brAhmaNa rahatA thaa| usakI strI kA nAma somA thaa| jisa prakAra zaMbhu kI pyArI umA hai, usI bhAMti vaha usakI prANapriyA thI / una donoM ke mugdha svabhAva vAlA "mugdhabhaTTa" nAmaka putra huaa| unakI putravadhU "yathA nAma tathA guNaH" isa kahAvata ke anusAra sulakSaNA nAmaka thI, jo zreSTha kula meM utpanna huI thii| kisI samaya mAtA-pitA ke marane ke bAda mugdhabhaTTa dAridraya ke kAraNa apanI strI ko ghara meM hI chor3a . kara dezAntara ko calA gayA / vRddha bUDhe sAsu-sasura ke aura .. bAlaka ke na hone se vaha ghara meM akelI thii| vaha satI kula ke kalaMka ke bhaya se asad AcaraNa se sadA bhayabhIta. rahatI thii| usa samaya caMcala svabhAva vAle yauvana ke kAraNa ucchRkhala aura viSayoM ko smaraNa karate hue apane mana ko vaha nirodha karane meM asamartha huii| taba usa satI ne bar3e P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * [65 seTha kI strI zuddha AcaraNa zAlinI kamalazrI ke sAtha mana ko rokane ke lie mitratA kara lii| usake ghara meM Akara sneha goSThI se mana bahalAkara niSiddhAcaraNa ke mArga se mana ko kucha rokatI thii| le . eka dina vahAM nirmala Azaya vAlI vimalA nAmaka gaNinI apane parivAra. sAdhviyoM ke sAtha padhArI aura . kamalazrI ke upAzraya meM Thahara gii| tadanantara usa sulakSaNA. ne adRSTa pUrva una sAdhviyoM ko vahAM AI huI dekhakara vismita huI bholepana se apanI sakhI se pUchA-he sakhI ! svAmi rahitA ye saba jagaha ghUmatI rahatI haiM, inake pati, santAna Adi kahAM hai aura inakA kuTumba bhI kahAM hai tathA ye suhAga ke cinha aura AbhUSaNa Adi se tathA bhogasAmagrI rahita, zRMgAra rahita, sira meM muNDita kyoM hai ? usake isa prakAra pUchane para kamalazrI ne mugdha prakRti se kahAhe sakhI ! ye satya aura saMyama se jIvana ko bitAne vAlI mahAsatiyA~ haiN| mAMgalya zrRMgAra se rahita samasta pApoM se / mukta, kaSAya rahita, nirmala mana vAlI, tatvajJAna ko jAnane vAlI, zuddha brahmacarya meM lagna aura laukika mArga se pRthaka haiN| tathA vItarAga bhagavAn ke upadeza meM nirata gupta Azaya vAlI haiM / ye saMsAra kUpa meM girane . vAlI. apanI jAti kA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ranapAla nRpa caritra * uddhAra karane ke lie kRpA pUrvaka niHsvArtha hotI huI bhI pRthvI para vihAra karatI haiN| mAtA Adi samasta saMsAra ke sambandha ko chor3akara inakA mana cirakAla se sarva sAvadha virati meM lagA huA hai| inameM kaI to rAjAoM kI putriyA~ haiM aura kaI mahAjanoM kii| ye bhogoM se virakta, niHsaMga dharma ke Azrita haiN| rAjA aura mahAjana Adi saba loga zraddhAyukta hokara inakA gautradevI ke samAna tathA mAtA ke sadRza bahuta Adara karate haiN| he sakhI ! zama aura samatA rasa kI prapA ke sadRza inakI saMgati durjana manuSyoM ko nahIM milatI / samasta duHkha ko naSTa karane vAlI inakI baMdanA aura ArAdhanA. to dUra rahane do, kevala inakI caraNa-raja ko mastaka para lagAne se manovAJchita siddha hote haiN| isa prakAra sakhI kI vANI se jAna liye haiM sAdhvI ke sadguNa jisane, aisI usa sarala prakRti sulakSaNA ne mana meM vismaya pUrvaka vicAra kiyA ki mere pati ko dezAntara gaye hue bahuta hI alpa samaya huA hai| isa thor3e se samaya meM bhI merA caMcala mana sanmArga meM nahIM ThaharatA, ye sAdhviyeM saba kAla meM, saba upAdhiyoM se zuddha zIla ko pAlatI huI javAnI ke caMcala mana ko kaise rokatI hogI ? kyA inake pAsa paramparA se AyA . huA koI mana ko rokane kA mantra hai yA koI mahoSadhi hai P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM tRtIya paccheida * [67 athavA gurUjI dvArA upadeza kI huI koI anya hai ? maiM sAdhvIjI ko manonigraha kA sAdhana puuchu| kyoMki kulastriyoM ke lie yaha zola satra sthAnoM meM upayoga yukta dIkhatA hai| yaha uparyukta mana meM vicAra karake sulakSaNA ne sAdhvIjI se pUchA-he mAtaH ! mujhe acchI taraha se samajhAkara kaho ki ye taruNa sAdhviyeM kisa prakAra caMcala mana ko rokatI haiM ? usa gaNinI ne kahA--he vatse ! naye naye satkRtyoM meM saMlagna mana vAlI sAdhviyoM kA mana kabhI kumArga meM nahIM jaataa| jaise hAthI ke marma sthAna para aMkuza ke rakhane para sadA usameM lagA huA hAthI kA mana kabhI usa dhyAna ko nahIM chor3atA, isI prakAra sAdhviyeM manonigraha karatI haiN| kabhI bhI viSayoM ko smaraNa nahIM krtaa| jisa prakAra gale meM vandhA huaA bandara vaza meM AtA hai, usI prakAra caMcala . bhI mana AtmA ke vyApAra meM lagA huA yogI ke vaza meM rahatA hai| AtmA ke prazasta athavA aprazasta vyApAra meM lagA huA mana vAyumArga AkAzaM meM rUI kI taraha nizcaya karake pravRtta rahatA hai| satpuruSoM ko sadA apanA mana saMyama yoga meM lagAnA cAhie / usameM pravRtta huA mana kabhI kumArga meM nahIM jaaygaa| prazama rati meM jo likhA hai vaha Age likhA jAtA hai / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra ke - paizAcika mAkhyAnaM zrutvA gopAyanaM ca kulvdhvaaH| 4 saMyama yogairAtmA nirantaraM vyApRtaH kAryaH // 1 // arthAt paizAcika aAkSAn ko tathA kulavadhU ke rakSaNa ___ko sunakara AtmA ko nirantara saMyama yoga meM lagAye rakhanA yogya hai / . .. . ___sarva aura deza-bheda se vizuddha saMyama do prakAra kA hai / samyaktva kI dRr3hatA ke nimitta usakA svarUpa yaha hai jo prANI jIvAdi navatatvoM ko svabhAva se athavA upadeza se acchI taraha samajhakara umameM zraddhA rakhatA hai, usako samyaktva kahate haiN| isa samyaktva meM sthira buddhi vAlA jo manuSya yathA samaya saba AvazyakAdi kriyA kare, vaha zIghra hI mokSa ko prApta hove / . isa prakAra sadukti se pUrNa sAdhvI ke upadeza se laghukarma "halavAkarmI" hone ke kAraNa usane zIghra hI Arhata dharma ko aMgIkAra kara liyaa| tadanantara sAdhvIjI ne usako samasta zrAvaka kI kriyA sikhA dI aura vaha yathA samaya zraddhApUrvaka zrAvakAcAra ko pAlatI thI ! jJAnAvaraNI karma ke kSayopazama se sAdhvI ke pAsa jAkara, pravacana ko sunakara krama se pravINa ho gyii| usa dina se lekara usakA navIna navIna arha yogya karma meM saMlagna mana te.. . 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[ 66 pAnI meM rahI huI machalI kI taraha viSayAntara ko smaraNa nahIM karatA thaa| * eka dina lambe arse ke bAda mugdhabhaTTa apane ghara AyA aura apanI strI se pUchA-he subhra ! tU bahuta samaya taka mere viyoga se kaise rahI ? vaha bolI-he nAtha ! saddharma meM nirantara saMlagna rahane se maiMne Apake viyoga se utpanna hue duHkha ko kucha nahIM jaanaa| yaha sunakara brAhmaNa kahane laga ki he priye ! vaha kaunasA dharma hai ? taba usa strI ne kahA jJAna, zraddhA, cAritra rUpa vaha Ahata dharma hai| yathAvasthita tatvoM kA saMkSepa se athavA vistAra se jo jJAna hai usako vidvAn loga samyak jJAna kahate haiN| jina bhagavAn se kahe hue tatvoM meM jo ruci hai, use samyazraddhA kahate haiN| vaha kisI ko svabhAva se hI hotI hai aura kisI ko gurUpadeza se| samasta sAvadya yogoM kA tyAga cAritra kahalAtA hai / vaha cAritra krama se sAdhu ko sarva rUpa se aura zrAvaka ko eka deza se vihita hai| isa prakAra usa strI ne sarvajJa bhagavAn se upadiSTa dharma kA vistAra pUrvaka varNana kiyaa| sarala prakRti hone ke kAraNa usa brAhmaNa ke mana meM acchA lgaa| kisI kavi ne kahA hai: P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 ]. * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * ajJaH sukhamArAdhyaH sukhatara mArAdhyate vishessjnyH| jJAnalava durvidagdhaM brahmApitaM naraM naraMjayati // 1 // arthAt ajJa sukha se ArAdhya hai aura vizeSajJa sukhatara ArAdhanA karane yogya hai| jJAna ke kucha bhAga se yukta arthAt arddhazikSita ko brahmA bhI prasanna nahIM karatA, anya. kI to vAta hI kyA ? sarvajJa bhagavAn jinezvara ke upadeza vAle saddharma ke hRdaya meM paripakva hone para vaha mugdhabhaTTa zane -2 nizcaya zrAvaka bana gayA / . .. . tadanantara Apasa meM prema pUrvaka gRhastha ke sukhoM ko bhogate hue una donoM ke gRhasthAzrama rUpI vRkSa kA phala -putra samaya para utpanna huaa| eka dina zIta kAla meM mugdhabhaTTa - apane putra ko kamara para caDhAkara zIta se vyAkula huA brAhmaNoM se bharI huI hathAI para aMgIThI tApane ke lie calA gyaa| vahAM baiThe hue brAhmaNoM ne "yaha apanA dharma chor3akara zrAvaka bana gayA hai| isa ISyA se kahA-he mahA.bhAga ! yaha dharmArtha aMgIThI hai, isake pAsa mata Ao, nahIM to tumhArA dharma daSita ho jAyagA aura tujhe pApa lgegaa| isa prakAra upahAsa kI bAteM karate hue vidUSaka prakRti vAle brAhmaNoM ne use nahIM tApane diyaa| isa prakAra Aheta dharma ke upahAsa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * [71 se khinna hue usa zrAvaka brAhmaNa ne "yadi jinokta dharma saccA hai to agni meM par3A huA yaha bAlaka akSata aGga vAlA ho, yadi yaha jinokta dharma saccA nahIM hai aura Adhunika hai to yaha agni meM par3A huA bAlaka bhasmasAt ho jaatro|" isa. prakAra kahate hue usane saba brAhmaNoM ke hAhAkAra karane para bhI usaM bAlaka ko usa jalatI huI Aga meM ekadama DAla diyaa| tadanannara sarvajJoM ke vacanoM kA udyota karane vAlI kisI devI ne usa bAlaka ko kamala patra para rakha diyA / vaha surI pUrvabhava meM guNa karma vAlI hone se zrAmaNya dharma kI virAdhanA karane se marakara vyantara devI huii| eka samaya usane bhagavAn kevalI se pUchA ki he nAtha ! maiM sugrApa bodhI hU~ ki nahIM ? taba bhagavAn ne pharamAyA ki tU nizcaya karake suprApa bodhI hai, parantu tujhe vizeSa rUpa se samyaktva kI udbhAvanA meM udyoga karanA caahie| usa dina se vaha devI avadhi jJAna se dekhatI huI aise kAryoM meM sAvadhAna rahatI hai| usane bAlaka ko agni meM par3ate hue dekhakara kamala ke patte para rakha liyA / yaha vRttAnta dekhakara aneka dvija Arhata dharma meM asUyA se rahita ho gye| mugdhabhaTTa bhI bAlaka ko lekara apane ghara AyA aura sArA vRttAnta apanI strI sulakSaNA ko prasannatA pUrvaka sunA diyaa| usane kahA--pati deva ! 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ __72 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * vinA vicAre kAma kiyaa| jina deva ne tatva zraddhA ko hI samyaktva kahA hai| jinakA samyaktva vizuddha hai, unake lie suprApa baudhika devatA loga Apasa meM sAdharmika bhAva se pakSapAtI hote haiN| sAdharmikoM se bhI adhika jinakA prema putra AdikoM meM hai, siddhAnta nIti se nizcaya karake unake mana meM samyaktva kA saMzaya hai / samyaktva kI udbhAvanA ke lie tathA honahAra ke kAraNa kisI upayoga karane vAlI zAsana devatA ne isa bAlaka kI rakSA kI hai| yadi usa devI kI asAvadhAnI se yaha bAlaka jala jAtA to kyA yaha Arhata dharma asatya aura Adhunika ho jAtA ? kyoMki isa saMsAra meM sAdharmikoM kI sahAyatA ke binA bhI tatvajJAniyoM ke hRdaya meM acchI taraha Arhata dharma nirantara basA huA hai| vAstava meM tatva ke artha meM zraddhA rakhanA hI samyaktva hai| yaha samyaktva hRdaya ke calAcala hone para saMdigdha kaise bana sakatA hai ? nizcaya hI dRr3ha dhArmikoM kI dRSTi meM ApakA yaha kArya bAla ceSTA hai| aisA socanA hI yogya nahIM, karanA to dUra rhaa| - tadanantara kauzAmbI nagarI meM samavasaraNa kiye hue surendrAdikoM se anugata zrImAna ajitanAtha prabhu ko padhAre sunakara sundara avasara ko jAnane vAlI sulakSaNA ne apane pati P.P. 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Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya pariccheda * ko samyaktva meM dRr3ha karane ke lie khaa| he Arya putra ! yadi mere isa kathana meM Apako vizvAsa na ho to kauzAmbI nagarI meM jAkara bhagavAn ajitanAtha prabhu se pUcha lo| tadanantara strI ke kathana kI pramANikatA ke nimitta vaha strI sahita kauzAmbI nagarI meM gayA aura bhagavAn ko sarvajJa jAnakara gupta padoM se pUchA-he svAmin ! kyA vaha vaisA hI hai ? bhagavAn ne kahA-hAM / evam , brAhmaNoM ne kahA-kaise ? bhagavAn bole tatvArthoM kI zraddhA hI samyaktva kahA jAtA hai| isa prakAra bhagavAn ke vacanoM ko sunakara mugdhabhaTTa ko vizvAsa ho gayA aura vaha mauna ho gyaa| .. paropakArI AdyagaNadhara ne sabhA ke pratibodha ke lie bhagavAn ko vandanA karake isa prakAra pUchA-he bhagavan ! isa brAhmaNa ne kyA pUchA aura Apane kyA uttara diyA, yaha brAhmaNa kauna hai ? isa prakAra gaNadhara ke pUchane para sarvajJa bhagavAn ne Adi se lekara usakA samasta vRttAnta khaa| usa vRttAnta ko sunakara bahuta se prANI pratibodha ko prApta hue aura mugdhabhaTTa ne samyaktva kI sthiratA meM nizcalatA ko prApta kii| tadanantara paramArthadarzI mugdhabhaTTa ne vairAgya se strI sahita dIkSA le lI aura krama se kevala jJAna prApta kara paramAnanda pada ko prApta huaa| pati ke viyoga meM apane mana ko viSaya ke . 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 ] ___ * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * smaraNa meM tatpara jAnakara, vimalA ke mukha se dharma jJAna sunakara, mana ko vaza meM karake arhatkRtyoM meM mana ko jor3akara sulakSaNA bhI parama pada ko pahuMca gii| .. - Upara kahe hue dRSTAnta ko sunakara saMsAra ke cakkara se yAni janma-maraNa ke cakkara se udvighna hue duHkha aura karmoM ke kSaya ko cAhane vAle bhavya manuSyoM ko saba prakAra se mana ko jItane kA prayatna karanA caahie| mahAtmA loga isI ko dharma kA tatva kahate haiN| isase bahuta se praNI aruNa ke udaya hone para kamaloM kI bhAMti prabodha ko prApta hue / . tadanantara nRpazreSTha ratnapAla ne donoM hAtha jor3akara apane prAcya karmoM ke vipAka ko jJAnI se isa prakAra pUchA-he svAmin ! mahA tejasvI mere vizAla rAjya ko adhama jayAmAtya ne kisa pUrvabhava ke karma se chIna liyA aura kisa karma se usane zRMgArasundarI kI viDambanA kI aura usa satI ne sArA apamAna kisa karma se sahana kiyA ?, kaunase prAcya puNya ke prabhAva se maiMne phira spurAyamAna rAjyalakSmI vAle rAjya ko prApta kiyA ?, kanakasundarI ke kuSTaroga kisa prAcIna karma ke udaya se huA aura guNamaMjarI kI andhatA kisa prAcIna pApa karma se huI ? he svAmin ! devatAoM ko P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * tRtIya paccheida * [ 75 duSprApa aisA mahA rasa kisa prAktana puNya se mujhe prApta huA ? ina saba praznoM kA uttara kRpA karake bhagavan ! mujhe dIjiye / vidyApremI surendramuni kRte ratnapAla nRpa caritre bhASAnuvAde zrI ajitanAtha dezanA varNano nAma tRtIya pariccheda samAptaH // P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gurf Aaradhak Trust Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sen caturtha pariccheda WWE DPIN000 napAla rAjA ke pUrva paricchedokta 7 sAta praznapUchane para 'zreSTha kevala jJAna ke prakAza meM dekhA hai samasta saMsAra jinhoMne aise sarvajJa bhagavAn rAjA se pUche hue praznoM kI vyAkhyA spaSTa rUpa se sabhA meM kahane lge| vaha isa prakAra hai isI bharata kSetra meM ratnapura nAmaka nagara hai| usameM zUravIra rAjA rAjya karatA thA jisakA nAma ratnavIra thaa| pApavimukha kalyANakArI ucita vinaya vAlI zrIdevI Adi nava usakI priya rAniyA~ thiiN| usI nagara meM Ajanma dAridraya ke dukha se jale hue dila vAle do mahAjana siddhadatta aura dhanadatta P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda * [77 nAma vAle rahate the| una donoM ne lakSmI ko kamAne ke lie bahuta udyoga kiye, parantu kisI prakAra sampanna nahIM hue| kyoMki lakSmI bhAgyAnusAriNI hai / eka dina samAna dukha vAle ve donoM zoka se niHzvAsa pUrvaka yaha soca rahe the ki hamArA nirvAha kisa prakAra hogA ? itane meM kisI sajjana ne kahA ki tuma loga AzAsiddhi nAmaka devI kI ArAdhanA laMghana pUrvaka karo to vaha devI nizcaya rUpa se tumhAre dAridraya kA nAza kara degii| isa prakAra usake vacana para vizvAsa kara una donoM ne ekAgra bhAva se apanI iSTa siddhi ke lie 20 upavAsa pUrvaka prAdhinA kii| taba usa devI ne pratyakSa hokara kahA-he ! hamAre pAsa kyA dene yogya yA pAne yogya hai jo isa prakAra mere mandira meM laMghana kara rahe ho ? usa samaya una donoM ne vinaya pUrvaka kahA-he / amba ! hama loga dAridraya se dukhI hue tumhAre zaraNa Aye haiN| mAtA kI goda ko zaubhita karake bAlaka cAhe jo mAMga / letA hai aura vaha use prasannatA se deve to vahAM kyA dene .. yogya, pAne yogya haiM ? he amba ! usI prakAra hama bhI laMbana karake tere se yatheSTa mAMgate haiN| tU bhI santAna kI vatsalatA se nizcaya hI degii| unake ina vacanoM se prasanna huI devI ne kahA--he vatsoM ! tuma lakSmI aura viveka meM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 ] ratnapAla nRpa caritra * se eka ko mAMga lo| eka AdamI ko do vara nahIM duuNgii| taba karmAnusAriNI buddhi vAle lobhI siddhadatta ne kevala isa loka ke prayojana ko siddha karane vAlI lakSmI ko mAMgA / karmAnubhAva se alpa lobha vAle subuddhimAn zubha prAyati 'bhaviSya' ko cAhane vAle dhanadatta ne usa devI se viveka maaNgaa| jisakI sattA meM jaisA vedya karma zubhAzubha hotA hai, vaisI hI zubhAzubha buddhi utpanna hotI hai| kahA hai: TR... yathA yathA pUrva kRtasya karmaNaH phalaM nidhAnasya mivopatiSThate / . tathA tathA tatpratipAdanodyatA pradIpahasteva matiH pavartate // 1 // . arthAt-jaise 2 pUrva kiye hue karmoM kA phala khajAne meM rahe hue kI taraha hAjira hotA hai, taise 2 unakoM pratipAdana karane meM udyata huI buddhi hAtha meM rahe hue dIpaka kI taraha pravRtta hotI hai| .... . . tadanantara unake mAMge hue varadAnoM ko "evamastu" svIkAra karake devI antardhAna ho gii| ve bhI prasanna hokara apane apane ghara jAkara pAraNA karane lge| eka dina devI ke varadAna se prerita huA gurUparamparAgata yogI madhyAhna ke P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda 2 samaya usake ghara aayaa| siddhadatta ne atyanta bhavya atithisatkAra karake usakI khUba sevA kii| usa yogIrAja ne usa ko kAkar3I ke bIja diye aura kahA ki maiMne inako siddha mantra se vAsita kiye haiN| he vatsa ! vidhi pUrvaka bone se ye tatkAla uga jAte haiN| do ghar3I meM beleM sAre makAna para chA jAtI haiM aura una veloM para tatkAla cAroM tarapha phala bhI paidA ho jAte haiN| ve phala anokhe mAdhurya se amRta ko bhI mAta karate haiN| inake khAne se bhUkha-pyAsa kI pIr3A zAnta hotI hai| sannisAta aura saba prakAra kI vAta, vyAdhi tathA netra-roga, aThThAraha prakAra ke kuSTharoga zAnta hote haiN| yaha kaha kara yogI calA gyaa| tadanantara siddhadatta ne apane ghara kI bAr3I meM kitaneka bIjoM ko vidhi pUrvaka bo diye / usI samaya beleM sAre ghara - meM vistRta hokara chA gaI aura phala bhI unameM laga gye| . kyoMki prAptavANI kabhI mRSA nahIM hotii| bhayaMkara roga se ... pIr3ita dhanavAn loga sau, hajAra tathA lAkha rupaye dekara bar3e Adara se siddhadatta se phala grahaNa karate haiN| lobha ke kAraNa rogiyoM se yatheSTa grahaNa kiye hue dhana se siddhadatta alpa kAla meM hI dhanavAn bana gayA aura jaise 2 usake ghara meM dhanaM baDhatA gayA taise 2 usake hRdaya meM usakI spardhA se lobha bhI baDhatA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ n 80] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra ke ainik gyaa| jaise 2 lAbha hotA rahatA hai taise 2 lobha adhika se adhika baDhatA rahatA hai| purAne samaya meM do mAse sone kA cAhane vAlA brAhmaNa karor3a suvarNa se bhI tRpta nahIM huaa| siddhAnta meM vaisA hI kahA hai:- jahAM lAho tahAM loho lAhA lohe pvddhddhii| do mAsaM kaNayakaja koDiai'vi na niTThiam / / 1 / / Aya Aja bhI kahA hai / tRSNA khAniragAdheyaM duSpUrA kena pUryate / / yA mahadbhirapi kSiptaiH pUraNaireva khanyate // 1 // rA kena pUryate / / 1. arthAt-yaha tRSNA rUpI khAna agAdha hai tathA duppUra hai| kisase bharI jA sakatI hai ? jo bar3e pUraNoM ke prakSepoM se bhI khudatI rahatI hai| eka dina lobhAkrAnta siddhadatta rAtri ke pichale prahara meM jagA huA mana meM vicArane lagAisa prakAra ke lAbhoM se merI icchA ke anusAra vitta kaise saMcita hogA ? kyoMki ghar3e kabhI osa ke pAnI se kahIM nahIM bhare jaate| isa kAraNa se be roka Toka dhana kI prApti ' ke lie maiM isa samaya jahAja meM yAtrA karU / kyoMki azva ke vyApAra se, jahAja ke vyApAra se tathA patthara ke vyApAra P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda - [81 se lakSmI adhika bar3hatI hai, aisA mana meM vicAra kara vaha lobhI prAtaHkAla meM uThA aura paradvIpa ke yogya kariyANA se vAhaNa ko jaldI bhara diyaa| siddhadatta ke zuddha mana aura vANI vAlA eka bAlyakAla kA vimala nAmaka mitra pAriNAmika buddhi hai| usane vahAM Akara siddhadatta se kahA-he. bandhu ! dAna aura bhoga kA pravartaka dhana to dUra rahA / pahile tere ghara meM eka dina ke lie bhI bhojana nahIM thA, isa samaya puNya se itanA dhana ho gayA to phira kyoM prANAnta kaSTa dene vAle pota vyApAra khuda lobha se jArahe ho ? nirdhana loga prANAnta kaSTa dene vAle pota vyApAra meM jAte haiN| unake lie to jAnA ucita hai| kyoMki ve loga 'dAridraya se maraNa ko zreSTha mAnate haiN|' anyatra bhI kahA hai: uttiSTha kSaNameka mubaha sakhe ! dAridrayabhAraM mm|. zrAntastAvadahaM cirAcca zaraNaM seve tvadIyaM sukham // ityuktodhana varjitena sahasA gatvA zmasAnaM shvo| ... dAridrayAnmaraNaM paraM sukhamiti jJAtvo sa tUSNIM sthitaH // 1 // kisI nirdhana ne jAte hue zava 'murde' se kahA-he sakhe ! eka kSaNa ke vAste uTha khar3e homo aura mere dAridraya P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ___ 82] ratnapAla nRpa caritra * / ke bhAra ko utthaao| kyoMki meM bahuta thaka gayA hU~ aura - terI zaraNa meM AyA hUM, tere sukha ko sevana karanA cAhatA huuN| isa prakAra nirdhana se kahA huA zava ekAeka zamazAna meM jAkara "dAridraya se maraNa zreSTha hai" aisA socakara cupa rhaa| jaise taise sukha dukha se apanA nirvAha karane vAle bubhukSita loga dUsaroM ke dhana ko lekara pota-yAtrA meM bhale hI jAMya / parantu 'dhana sampanna' tujhe nahIM jAnA caahie| jo dhanI. loga aise klezakAraka karma meM lage rahate haiM, ve bhoga aura tyAga se vimukha hue nizcaya hI bhAgya bharose kArya karane vAle haiN| vidvAnoM ne zAstra meM udara ko duSpUra avazya kahA kahA hai, tathApi vaha iSTAnna ke bhojana se do prahara taka saMtuSTa rahatA hai| asaMkhya suvarNa tathA ratna Adi se aura manohara bhojana se lubdha prakRti mana to kSaNa bhara bhI kabhI santuSTa nahIM rhtaa| ghara meM cAhe asakhya maNi-muktA aura svarNa kI rAziye hoM, to bhI tuSTi aura puSTi to manuSyoM kI khAna pAna se hI hotI hai| Upara kahe hue kAraNa se nirvAha ke yogya dhana ke ghara meM rahate mUrkha loga vyartha hI kyoM kleza uThAte haiM ? atyanta adbhuta dhana kI prApti hone para bhI lobha kA anta to kahIM hotA hI nhiiN| dhanahInaH zatamekaM sahasra zatavAnapi / sahasrAdhipatirlakSaM koTi lakSezvaro'pi ca // 1 // P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM caturtha pariccheda * [83 koTIzvaro narendratvaM narendra zcakravartitAm / cakravartI ca devatvaM devo'pIndratva micchati // 2 // indratve'pi ca saMprApte yadIcchA na nivrtte| mUle laghIyAM tallobhaH zarAva iva varddhate // 3 // - arthAt-dhanahIna puruSa sau rupaye cAhatA hai, sau rupaye vAlA hajAra rupaye cAhatA hai, hajAra vAlA lAkha, lakhapati karor3a, koTipati naredra pada ko, narendra cakravartI pada ko, cakravartI devapana ko, devatA indra pada ko cAhate haiN| indra pada ke milane para bhI icchA nivRtti nahIM hai kyoMki yaha lobha kA mahAtmya hai| Arambha meM alpa hora huA bhI sarAba 'vela' kI bhAMti baDhatA hai| bar3A bhArI lAbha hone para bhI lobha ghaTatA nhiiN| mAtrAhIna bhI jIvita rahatA hai| mAtrA samadhika kaise ho sakatI hai ? _ ati lobha manuSyoM ke lie nizcaya karake mahAn anartha kA kAraNa hotA hai| jaise pahile zRMgadatta zreSThI ko aprazasta rUpa meM huA thaa| 'he mitra ! jo Apane lobha kA * udAharaNa zRMgadatta kahA hai, vaha kauna thA ?' isa prakAra siddhadatta ke pUchane para usa mitra ne sArA vRttAnta kahanA zurU kiyaa| zRMgadatta kI kathA isa prakAra hai P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24) * ratnapAla napa caritra * nAnA puruSa ratnoM kI utpatti meM rohaNAcala ke samAna rohaNa nAmaka nagara meM mahAdhanI zRMgadatta nAmaka mahAjana thA / samasta uttama manuSyoM se zobhita usa nagara meM nIla ke sadRza malinAtmA usa zRMgadatta ko vidhi ne usa nagara ke dRSTi doSa ko dUra karane ke lie hI mAno basAyA hai| battIsa koTi suvarNa kA mAlika hone para bhI vaha lobhI lannA ko chor3akara sAdhAraNa kAryoM ko bhI svayaM karatA thaa| usake cAra yuvA . putra haiM aura ve vinaya zIla sampanna haiN| cAra hI yauvana ke bhAra ko prApta huI putravadhU haiN| vaha zRMgadatta vyavahAra aura AcAra meM dhana vyaya karane meM Darapoka dila vAlA thaa| isI kAraNa vaha kisI kArya ke bahAne se ghara meM apane putroM ko Thaharane nahIM detA thaa| vaha "kahIM merA dhana kharca ho jAyagA" isa bhaya se mandira meM, pauSadhazAlA meM, vivAha meM, caurAhe meM aura samudAya meM kahIM bhI nahIM jAtA thaa| yadi koI bhikhArI mere ghara meM AvegA to paisA kharca hogA, isa bhaya se vaha dvAra ke donoM kapAToM ko dekara sAMkala de diyA karatA thaa| yAcakoM ke mAMgane para vaha niSThura gAliyA~ detA thaa| koI bhikhArI javaran vara meM A jAtA to galA pakar3akara dhakkA de detA thaa| vaha sadA dhana kI cintA se hRdaya meM dukhI huA, pRthvI khanatA huA, gardana ko zithila kara gAla P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda ke [85 para hAtha diye rahatA thaa| isa prakAra vaha prAyaH cha' dAnoM ko detA thA, to bhI adAtA prasiddha thaa| kyoMki yaza puNya se hI milA karatA hai| yAcakoM ke lie dvArapAla kI taraha vaha yAcakoM ko dvAra meM ghusane nahIM detA thaa| aura asUyA se putrabadhuoM ko bhI ghara se nikalane nahIM detA thaa| isa saMsAra meM vidhi ne dAtAoM ke guNoM ko prakAzita karane ke lie hI mAno rAjA, cora aura dhanavAnoM kA usa kRpaNa ko koSAdhyakSa banAyA haiN| isa pUrvokta prasaMga para nIti zAstra meM jo kahA hai, vaha isa prakAra hai: vinA kadayaM dAtA'pi nAbhaviSyat prasiddhibhAk / nizAM vinA kathaM nAma vAsaro'yamitISyate // 1 // - arthAt-binA kaMjUsa ke dAtA prasiddha nahIM hotA, rAtri ke binA "yaha dina hai" aisA kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? ataH saMsAra meM dAnI-adAtA, dhanI-nirdhana, lAbhahAni, choTA-bar3A Adi bhAva apekSAkRta haiN| dhIre dhIre usakA ghara maleccha ke ghara kI bhAMti aspRzya, cAMDAla ke 1. dhakke dhume, thappar3a Ari P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra ka kUpa kI taraha tyAjya, galI ke pAnI kI taraha azlAghya ho gyaa| anyatra bhI kahA haiH- kiMzuke kiM zukaH kuryAt phajite'pi bubhukSitaH // adAtari samRddha'pi vidadhAthanaH kimu // 1 // arthAt-bhUkhA totA phale hue TesU para kyA kare ? usI prakAra samRddhimAn ke adAtA hone para yAcaka loga kyA kareM ? arthAt kucha nahIM kara skte| ... .. | usa kRpaNa seTha zRMgadatta ke ghara meM usako javAna putrahue Apasa meM sakhI bhAva rakhatI huI kaidakhAne meM DAlI huI kI sadRza kaSTa se samaya vitAtI thiiN| eka dina mUrtimAn pApa kI taraha usa seTha ko dvAra para dekhakara koI yoginI gupta rUpa se AkAza mArga se usake ghara ke bhItara A gii| acAnaka usako AI huI dekhakara saMbhrama ke sAtha saba putra-bahue~ usake sAmane uTha khar3I huI aura samIpa jAkara kahane lagIpUrvabhava kA zatru vaha hamArA sasura kyA Aja mara gayA ? jo Apa hamAre puNya se AkRSTa huI yahAM bhItara AI ho ? taba vaha yoginI bar3e abhimAna se kahane lagI. ki nAnA mantra, auSadhiyoM ko jAnane vAlI hamAre lie jagata meM koI. kArya duHsAdhya nahIM tathA koI sthala durgama nhiiN| tadanantara una ___.. usake P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha paccheida * [87 putra-bahuoM ne usako kalA aura kauTalya meM catura jAnakara nAnA prakAra ke atithi satkAra se prasanna karake kahA---he mAtA ! hama bAlapana se lekara bandIkhAne meM par3I huI haiN| isa samaya hama Adi yoginI svarUpa ApakI zaraNa meM haiN| Ara hama para prasanna hoiye / he saba kalAoM meM catura ! Apa hamakA Aja vividha Azcarya se bharI huI isa pRthvI ko dikhaaiye| isa prakAra bhakti yukta bahuoM ke vacana ko suna kara vaha yoginI bahuta prasanna huI aura unako sAdhAra AkAzagAminI vidyA dii| / tadanantara ve bandhana se mukta huI kI taraha citta me bahuta prasanna huI / ve cAroM bahue saba prAbhUSaNoM se sajjita hokara rAtri meM ghara ke saba logoM ke sojAne para vAr3e meM rahe hue bar3e kASTha para car3hakara svarNa dIpa meM calI gii| vahAM kisI ekAnta sthAna meM usa kASTha ko rakhakara kautuka ko dekhane kI utkaNThA se devatAoM ke krIr3A nagara meM ve ghusa gii| vahAM unhoMne sundara zrRMgAra kiye hue indrAdi devatAoM ko khelate hue aura apsarAoM ke manohara nRtya ko svacchandatA se dekhA / phira rAtri ke antima prahara meM usI kASTha para caDhakara apane ghara Akara yathA sthAna bahAne se so gii| yauvana se uddhata svecchAvihAra meM lagI huI unako kisI ne P.P.Ac: Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * nirantara Ate jAte nahIM dekhaa| jo loga apanI buddhi se samudra ke jala ko paloM meM mApa lete haiM, ve bhI strI ke gahana caritra ko acchI taraha se nahIM jAna skte| kisI vidvAn ne kahA hai: azva'lutaM mAdhava garjitaM ca strINAM caritraM bhavitavyatAM ca / ra avarSaNaM cApi ca varSaNaM ca devA na jAnanti kuto manuSyAH // 1 // - athAha samudra ke pAra ko pA sakate haiM, parantu svabhAva se kuTila striyoM ke duzcaritra kA koI pAra nahIM pA sktaa| aura bhI kahA hai:--- vihi vilAsi ANa khala bhApi prANa taha kUTa mahilA caritrANa . mana vaMchiprANa pAraM jANai jai hoi samvannU // cha arthAt vidhi ke vilAsa kA, duSTa ke bhASita kA, kUTa mahilA ke caritra kA, manovAMchitoM kA pAra yadi sarvajJa ho to samajha sakatA hai / eka dina usa seTha ke kuzala nAmaka naukara ne usa bar3e kASTha ko anyonya sthAna meM nitya dekhakara kauna isako itanA calAtA hai ? Aja maiM isako dekhuugaa| yaha nizcaya karake rAtri meM cupacApa dekhate hue usane vadhU ke saba vRttAnta ko jAna liyaa| ye sadA. kahAM jAtI haiM ? P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * catutha pariccheda * [81 isa vRtta ko jAnane kI icchA vAlA aura kautuka ko dekhane kA abhilApI vaha rAtri meM usa kASTha ke gahara meM cupacApa chupa rhaa| ve bahue~ sadA kI bhAMti usa kASTha para car3hakara usa rAta bhI AkAza mArga se svecchA pUrvaka vihAra karake svarNa dvIpa se ghara A gaI / chupA 2 vaha bhI yathA sthita unakA sArA vRttAnta jAnakara do svarNa kI IToM ko lekara vahAM Akara so gayA / . unake usa anokhe caritra se vismita huA vaha naukara socane lagA ki nArI abalA aura bholI, tathA viSa nadhura kahA jAtA hai| maiM to yaha mAnatA hU~ ki ye viparItatA se utpanna hue lakSaNa kA dRSTAnta hai / bholI striyoM se bhI bar3e bar3e catura loga Thage jAte haiN| abalAoM se bar3e 2 zUravIra jIte jAte haiN| ye striyeM "dvAra para baiThA huA seTha hara samaya hamArI rakSA karatA hai" isa IrSyA se hI apanI vidyA se sarvatra svecchA pUrvaka vihAra karake ghara A jAtI haiM / ucchRGkhala mana vAlI striyoM ke lie bAharI rakSA vidhAna vyartha hai| kyoMki loka meM bhI aisA kahA jAtA hai-he mUDha ! striyoM kA mana nahIM bA~dhA gayA, kevala kambala bA~dhane se kyA ? unakI svecchA pravRtti meM bicArA kambala kyA bala kara sakatA hai 1. kisI mahAkavi ne kahA hai: P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .10] * ratnapAla napa caritra * yanyastA'pi pitAmaha prahara ke hA ! niyA'mandoH krai| . niryAtyarka karai rupaiti ca namo nArI caritrAya tat // 1 // / arthAt samudra kI taraMgoM ke sAtha dhUla meM khelatI huI lakSmI ko dekhakara yaha caMcala hai isa vicAra se viSNu ne lakSmI ko eka stambha vAle kamala ke kone meM rakha diyA, isa prakAra pitAmaha ke pahare meM rakkhI huI bhI lakSmI candrakiraNoM se bAhara jAtI hai aura sUrya-kiraNoM se andara AtI hai| isa kAraNa nArI caritra ko namaskAra hai| striyoM ko asat AcAra ke kumArga se kula hI argalA bana kara athavA durgati ke dukha kA bhaya hI nivRtta kara sakate haiM / isa prakAra vicAra karatA huA vaha naukara bahuta samaya se jagA huyA hone para bhI dhana ke milane se garvita huA sotA rhaa| diyaa| taba seTha ne vicArA ki yaha naukara pahile to khuda samaya para jaga jAyA karatA thA aura bolAne para jaldI bolatA thaa| Aja kyA, yaha jAgatA hai athavA jagA huA bhI kyoM nahIM bolatA? kyA yaha Aja kisI naye dhana ke milane se garvita ho gayA hai ? athavA kisI ne isako UMcA , P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda * nIcA vacana kahakara ruSTa kara diyA hai ? athavA yaha bImAra ho gayA hai ? ina bAtoM kA nirNaya karane kI icchA vAle usa kapaTI dhUrta mahAjana ne apane hAtha se use uThAkara azrapUrNa netra se gadgad svara se khaa| tU mere cAroM putroM se bhI adhika prema-pAtra paMcama putra hai / Aja terI yaha kaisI hAlata hai ? he vatsa ! kaho, tU aisA kyoM ho gayA ? usa zreSThI kI isa prakAra sneha bharI vANI se pighale hue dila vAle usa naukara ne una bahuoM kA jo vRttAnta dekhA thA, vaha saba seTha ko kaha sunaayaa| usa anokhe hAla ko sunakara skyaM dekhane ko utsuka hue seTha ne usa dina ko varSa ke samAna maanaa| tadanantara 'samIpa hai maraNa kAla.. jisakA' aisA vaha vRddha kRpaNa seTha naukara kI taraha rAtri meM chipakara usa kASTha ke koTara meM praviSTa hokara baiThA rahA / usa rAta meM bhI pahile kI taraha ve putravadhue~ usa kASTha para caDhakara AkAza mArga se svarNa dvIpa meM jAkara usa kASTha ko chor3akara nagara meM gii| usa samaya lobhI usa seTha ne koTara se bAhara nikala kara aneka sone kI IToM se usa kASTha ke koTara ko bhara diyaa| prApta hue dravya ke upAya se prasannacitta vaha seTha, vadhU ke Agamana kAla meM pahile kI bhAMti koTara meM chipa rahA / apanA kAma kara ve striye vahAM Akara zIghra usa P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ramapAla nRpa caritra kASTha para. caDhakara samudra ke Upara AkAza mArga ko apane nagara ko ora clii| vaha kASTha bahuta bhAra hone se mArga meM atyanta dhIre 2 calA, isa kAraNa sUryodaya ko najadIka jAnakara dukhI huI ve Apasa meM bAteM karane lgiiN| he bahina ! yaha kASTha durvaha hai| ataH samudra meM Aja. ise chor3a deM, kala dUsarA halkA kASTha le leNgii| usa samaya koTara meM rahe hue seTha ne bahU ke vacana ko sunakara "mujhe isa kASTha ke koTara meM baiThA huyA na jAnakara kahIM samudra meM na DAla. deM", isa vicAra se bhayabhIta hue seTha ne kahA- maiM tumhArA sasura isa kASTha ke madhya meM huuN| he bahuo ! isalie isa kASTha ko samudra meM mata ddaalnaa| bahuoM ne apane sasura ko kASTha ke madhya meM sthita jAnakara kSobha ko prApta kiyaa| phira pAriNAmika buddhi se unhoMne Apasa meM aisA vicAra kiyaa| isa durAtmA ne apanA sArA duzcaritra jAna liyA hai| aba yaha yadi jIvita hI ghara calA gayA to nizcaya karake apane zubha ke lie nahIM hogaa| ataH sAMpa se bhare ghar3e kI taraha ise samudra meM DAla denA caahie| dUsarA aisA avasara dekhane meM nahIM AyagA, aisA vicAra kara unhoMne usako apane mUrtimAn dukhI kI taraha samudra meM girAkara aura ghara Akara apanI . icchAnusAra dAna aura bhoga se ghara meM sukha pUrvaka rahane lgiiN| P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda . [63 mahA. lobha se bahuta sI svarNa kI IToM ko saMgraha karake battIsa svarNakoTi kA mAlika vaha kRpaNa apane janma se jaise bhaSTa huyA, usI prakAra he mitra ! prANAnta kaSTakarI isa jahAjI vyApAra meM atyanta lobha se pravRtta tU apanI santAna aura Ayu se bhaTa mata ho| tere ghara meM sAta pIlI taka bhogane yogya dhana hai / hA ! bar3A kaSTa hai ki tU itane dhana kA bhI Adara nahIM karatA / he mahAzaya ! apane ghara meM rahA huA tU dhana se dhana ko bar3hAo aura dAna aura bhoga ko karatA karatA huyA apane janma ko saphala kr| isa prakAra mitra ne use vividha yuktiyoM se samajhAyA, parantu jJAna ke na hone se athavA samajha kI kamI ke kAraNa usane una hitakAraka vacanoM ko nahIM maanaa| tadanantara atitRSNA se caMcala vaha maMgala kA kautuka karake jahAja meM baiThakara kisI sthAna ko calA gyaa| vahAM bahuta kAla taka vyavahAra karane se use atula dhana kI prApti huii| taba apane parivAra ke sAtha apane nagara kI ora lauttaa| icchAnusAra dhana milane se hRSTa vaha ArahA thA ki mArga meM acAnaka durdaiva se prerita AMdhI se samudra kSubhita huaa| usa samaya samudra meM bhayaMkara bar3I 2 lahareM uThane lgiiN| jaise zamazAna meM vaitAla uThate hoM, una taraMgoM DAMvADola huA P.P: Ac. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 14.] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * ... jahAja kabhI svarga jAne ko UMcA ho rahA thA, kabhI pAtAla ' meM praviSTa hone ke lie nIce gira rahA thaa| siddhadatta Adi - ne apane jIvana kI AzA chor3akara jahAja ko halakA karane ke liye tamAma paNya (sAmAna) samudra meM DAla diyaa| halake huye jahAja ko vAyu ne rUI kI taraha uThAkara honahAra ke yoga se kisI zUnya dvIpa meM jA pttkaa| usakI. tIra ko pAkara jIvana kI AzA ko prApta hue siddhadatta Adi jahAja se nIce utara gye| vahAM rahate 2 unake sAtha rahI huI bhojana sAmagrI samApta ho gii| taba siddhadatta ne una kakar3I ke bIjoM ko samudra ke kinAre para boye / tatkAla hI veleM nikalIM, baDhI aura phlii| una phaloM ko khAkara loga sukhI aura prasanna rahane lge| / eka dina eka jalamAnuSI samudra se nikalakara DaratI haI dhIre 2 una phaloM ko khAne ke lie aaii| usane hAtha meM eka ratna lekara dikhaayaa| usa dhUrta siddhadatta ne phala khAtI huI usako roka diyA / taba devI varadAna ke mAhAtmya se usane jAna liyA ki yaha manuSya phaloM ke mUlya. meM ye ratna lenA cAhatA hai| yaha vicAra kara vaha jalamAnuSo samudra meM praviSTa hokara aneka prakAra kI maNiyeM jAkara phaloM ke lobha . se siddhadatta ko de dii| taba usa siddhadatta ne utane hI phala : P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha paccheida * [65 de diye| isa taraha sadA ratnoM ko lekara vaha phala dene lgaa| yoM karate karate usake pAsa karor3oM ratna ho gye| mile hue una karor3oM maNi ratnoM se jahAja ko bharakara prasanna mana se siddhadatta apane nagara meM sukha se A phuNcaa| usa jahAja meM karor3oM ratnoM ko dekhakara ratnavIra rAjA ne lobha se jabta karane kI AjJA de dii| yaha dekhakara siddhadatta ne mana meM socA ki maiMne prANoM ko tRNavat mAnakara samudra yAtrA karake bar3e kaSTa se dhana kamAyA hai, vaha saba vRthA ho gyaa| yadi mAtA viSa de de, pitA putra ko agara beca de tathA rAjA dhana haraNa kara le to vahAM kyA pratIkAra ho sakatA hai ? * isa dukhI siddhadatta ke nirAza hone para teharaveM 13 dina svayaM rAjA ne apanI AjJA vApisa lelI, taSa siddhadatta prasanna haa| jahAja se usa maNiratnoM ko utAra kara aura unheM beca kara 66 chAsaTha koTi suvarNa kA mAlika usa nagara meM vaha eka hI huaa| yaha ajJAna kisI mahAjana meM milatA hai ki apanI lakSmI se garvita huA vaha jJAna ko ghAsa ke tulya bhI nahIM mAnatA aura kisI dharma kArya meM kAnI kaur3I bhI kharca nahIM karatA tathA apane kuTumbiyoM kA upakAra bhI nahIM krtaa| bar3oM ko, arihanta bhagavAn ko tathA guru ko vandanA bhI nahIM karatA / ekamAtra dhana meM hI citta lagAyeM P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * svajanma ko vitA detA hai / vaha siddhadatta niviveka ke kAraNa viveka, vinaya Adi se rahita bar3e logoM kI dRSTi se gira gayA aura AMkhoM para vandhI huI paTTI kI taraha burA lagane lgaa| : na devI ke varadAna ke prabhAva se acche viveka vAlA 'dhanadatta sadA jina bhagavAna kI pUjA karatA hai / vaha zraddhAlu 'sadA sadguru se dharma ko sunatA hai| bar3e kAma meM bhI kisI ke sAtha kalaha nahIM krtaa| prANAtipAta se virata huA vaha kabhI asatya bhASaNa nahIM karatA aura parastrI se parAGmukha vaha adatta ko kabhI grahaNa nahIM krtaa| vaha vizuddha mati sAtoM vyasanoM ko dUra rakhatA hai| vaha bar3e manuSyoM se milatA hai aura unake upadezoM ko grahaNa karatA hai ! dIna dukhiyoM para dayAlu tathA paropakAra meM tatpara rahatA hai / vaha alpa.dhana vAlA bhI udAtta AtmA hai| pAna ko yathocita dAna detA hai| para kArya ko karane meM kuzala, para sampatti meM kabhI dveSa karatA hI nhiiN| svajanma ko acche kAryoM se saphala banAtA hai| sadviveka ke prakaTa hone se vinaya Adi se suzobhita anya guNoM se bhI alaMkRta vaha ziSTajanoM meM mAnya huaaa| eka dina usa nagara meM koI videzI baniyA zrArAdhya vyAdhi se grasta huzrA rAtri meM zUnya maTha meM mara gayA / P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda hai [ Eve vahAM usakA saMskAra karane ke lie saba mahAjana ikaTThe hue tathA vivekI dhanadatta bhI vahAM gyaa| nirvivekI dhana ke unmAda se Ape se rahita siddhadatta una logoM ke bulAne para bhI nahIM gyaa| usa zava ko lekara saba mahAjana zamasAna ___ meM gaye parantu "ajJAta kula-zIla' usako koI agni nahIM detaa| taba saba mahAjanoM ne vicAra karake dhanadatta se kahA"he saumya ! tU isakA agni-saMskAra kara / una mahAjanoM ko rAjA kI taraha anullaMghya zAsana mAnakara buddhimAn dhanadatta ne unakA kathana svIkAra kiyaa| dhanadatta agni-saMskAra ke jJAna se nizcinta thaa| saba mahAjana dUra jAkara baiTha gaye / zava ko citA para rakhakara usane usakA vastra ughAr3A to usakI kamara meM eka gAMTha ke andara 5 ratna dekhe / usake sivAya una ratnoM ko kisI dUsare ne nahIM dekhA thaa| to bhI usane vicArA ki uttama manuSya ko adatta kabhI nahIM grahaNa karanA caahie| isa hRdaya ke viveka se usa nispRhI ne una : ratnoM ko nahIM liyaa| usane mahAjanoM ko bulAkara pAMcoM hI ratna dikhA diye| usake nirlobha se vismita hue saba mahAjanoM ne use kahA-"hamAre kahane se tU hI ina amUlya ratnoM ko le le| isa prakAra tujhe adattA-dAna-doSa nahIM lgegaa|" phira usane vicArA ki isa prakAra ke anAtha dhana kA rAjA svAmI P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18] * ratnapAla napa caritra hotA hai, anya nhiiN| isa sabuddhi ke udaya se usane una ratnoM ko nahIM liyaa| taba mahAjanoM ne rAjA ke pAsa jAkara dhanadatta kA sArA vRttAnta sunAkara ratna de. diye| usa. rAjA ne usakI nirlobhatA dekhakara prasannatA se ve ratna dhanadatta ko de diye / rAjA ke dene para dhanadatta ne ve ratna prasannatA se le liye aura pAMca svarNakoTi meM unako beca diye| .. - pUrva puNya se prerita huA sudina jo zubha karatA hai, manuSyoM kA vaisA zubha to mAtA-pitA, bhAI tathA svAmI bhI nahIM kara sktaa| usI prakAra duSkarma se upasthita kudina jaisA ghora kaSTa detA hai, vaisA kaSTa ruSTa hue vyAla-vaitAla bhI nahIM de skte| kisI tithi meM samudra bhI bar3hatA hai aura kisI tithi meM vahI samudra ghaTatA hai| sudina aura kudina kI kI huI vizeSatA sApha najara AtI hai| eka pakSa meM candramA vRddhi ko prApta hotA hai. aura dUsare pakSa meM vahI ghaTatA hai| yaha sudina aura kudina kA phala devatAoM meM bhI dikhAI par3atA hai to manuSyoM kI kyA ginatI ? 'vyApAra vyavasAya Adi aura usase bhI bar3e kAma ko jo manuSya karanA cAhatA hai vaha pahile apane sudina kudina kI parIkSA karatA hai| isa prakAra socakara usane apane sudina tathA kudina kI jA~ca karane ke lie bar3A vyApAra karane kI icchA vAle usane P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM caturtha pariccheda * eka bakarI khriidii| jaise alpa vRSTi se alpa hI kIcar3a hotA hai, alpa AhAra se alpa hI visUcika hotI hai, thor3e Uce sthAna se girane para thor3I hI pIr3A hotI hai| usI prakAra kudina meM alpa vyavahAra se alpa hI hAni hotI hai| phira usane usa bakarI ko carane ke vAste bAhara chor3I / usI dina usa becArI bakarI ko bher3iyA- khA gyaa| isa prakAra tIna dina taka bakarI ko kharIda 2 kara usane carane ke lie vAhara choDI, parantu eka bhI vakarI lauTakara vApisa usake - ghara nahIM aaii| taba usane vicArA ki abhI mere dina acche nahIM haiN| yaha socakara usane phira koI kArya prArambha nahIM kiyaa| ... kitaneka dina bItane para phira usane bakarI kharIda kara carane ke lie bAhara chodd'ii| usa dina usake do bacce paidA hue| isa prakAra dina kI parIkSA karane vAle usane jo * jo vakarI kharIdI usa 2 bakarI ke baccA paidA hotA thaa| yoM karate 2 usake pAsa ajAvRnda ho gyaa| / tadanantara apane bhAgya ko palaTA huA aura acche dina Aye samajha vaha bar3e vyApAra karane kI icchA se prAtaHkAla caurAhe meM aayaa| vahAM dUra deza se Aye hue sArtheza se P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra usa manasvI ne pA~ca svarNakoTi dekara krayANaka khriidaa| usa krayANaka ko tIna dina meM jahAjI vyApAriyoM ke hAtha beca diyaa| usa vyApAra meM usako pacAsa suvarNa kA lAbha huA / isa prakAra lAbhadAyI vyApAra karatA huA vaha lAbhakarmodaya se bAraha koTi kA svAmI ho gyaa| jaise jaise usake pAsa dhana bar3hatA thA, taise 2 usake hRdaya meM viveka bhI adhikAdhika baDhatA thaa| eka dina donoM dhanavAn seTha siddhadatta aura dhanadatta vyApAra karake caurAhe se bhojana karane ke lie ghara Arahe the / mArga meM rAjA ke pradhAna putra ko kisI dasare rAjakumAra se vivAda karate dekhaa| taba dhanadatta ne mana meM vicArA ki jahAM do manuSya vivAda karate hoM, vahA~ nahIM jAnA caahie| yaha socakara vaha anyatra calA gayA aura viveka se rahita, kautuka dekhane kA abhilASI siddhadatta vahA~ gyaa| bar3A manuSya hone se una donoM ne usako apane vivAda meM sAkSI mukarara kara diyaa| usI samaya usa vivAda ko nipaTAne ke liye ve donoM ahaMkAra aura matsara ke sAtha usa sAkSI ko sAtha lekara rAjasabhA meM jAkara upasthita hue| usa samaya rAjA ne sAkSI ko unake nyAya-anyAya ke viSaya meM puuchaa| taba . usa vivekahIna ne rAjaputra kA anyAya hai, aisA kaha diyaa| P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * catutha pariccheda * [ 101 usa samaya khinna hue rAjA ne una donoM ko vyavasthA meM rakha kara, kucha dina bItane para anya dUSaNa lagAkara siddhadatta se bIsa koTi suvarNa kA daNDa vasUla kiyA / mahAjanoM ne bhI dveSya hone ke kAraNa usakI upekSA karalI arthAt rAjA se usakI siphAriza nahIM kii| ra eka dina lAvaNyalIlA se lalita, rUpa-saubhAgyazAlI . ve donoM seTha vastra aura alaMkAra pahine hue rAjamArga se jArahe the| gavAkSa meM baiThI huI mantrI kI strI ratizrI ne smarApasmAra' ke vaza hokara una donoM ko premapUrvaka dekhA / unhoMne bhI rUpa saubhAgya aura saundarya meM vidhAtA ke zilpakarma kI sImA ke sadRza gavAkSa meM baiThI huI usa yuvati ko. dekhaa| usako mahApApa samajhakara dhanadatta ne sUrya-bimba se 'jaise dRSTi haTAI jAtI hai usI taraha dRSTi haTAkara anyatra prasthAna kara diyaa| siddhadatta to adAnta tathA viveka rahita hone se bahuta dera taka gardana ko mor3e hue TakaTakI lagAkara usako dekhatA rhaa| acAnaka vahAM Aye hue ceSTA aura AkAra ke jJAna meM kuzala kotavAla ne usako bA~dhakara rAjA ko sauMpa diyaa| rAjA ne bhI kaI dinoM taka usako kArA 1. kAmadeva P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * gAra meM rakhakara dhanavAn hone ke kAraNa dasa koTi suvarNa lekara mukta kara diyaa| siddhadatta aura dhanadatta donoM meM se.. kisI ko isa karma se kucha bhI prApta nahIM huA, balki siddhadatta ke vivekahIna kRtya se usako dhana aura ijata kA ... nukasAna uThAnA pdd'aa| kA eka dina kisI cora ne dhanadatta ke pAsa Akara savA karor3a ke mUlyavAn dasa ratna dikhAye aura kahA- "ye dasa ratna tuma le lo aura kevala dasa hajAra rupaye mujhe de do|"...... yaha sunakara dhanadatta ne vicAra kiyA ki nizcaya hI yaha dhana . corI kA hai, nahIM to itane alpa mUlya meM aise mUlyavAn ratna ..., ye kaise detA ? corI ke lAye hue dhana ko kharIdane se . sajjana ko bhI corI kA kalaMka lagatA hai| vidvAn logoM' . ... ne sAta prakAra ke cora kahe haiM tathA zAstra meM bhI aisA hI kahA hai:... , . .. .: cora zcorApako mantrI bhedajJaH kraannkryii| annadaH snAnada zcaiva caura: sapta vidhiH smRtaH // 1 // ..cora, corApaka, mantrI, bheda ko jAnanevAla, corI kA mAla kharIdane vAlA, cora ko anna dene vAlA tathA sthAna dene vAlA, ye sAta prakAra ke cora hote haiN| 'viveka.. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 caturtha pariccheda 2 [ 103 se vikasita hai buddhi jisakI'. aise dhanadatta ne lobha ko roka kara una ratnoM ko grahaNa nahIM kiye / ... ye *.:. cora ne unhIM ratnoM ko siddhadatta ko dikhaaye| usa - lobhI ne prasanna hokara unako le liyaa| corI karate 2 . usa cora ke pApaM kA ghar3A bhara gyaa| eka dina vaha hAtha meM corI kA mAla liyA huA idhara udhara daur3atA huA nagara.rakSakoM ke hAtha par3a gyaa| unhoMne usa cora ko cAbuka se nirdayatA pUrvaka pITA aura kahA-re duSTa ! purAnA curAya huA dhanaM kahA~ hai ? sApha 2 vatA / cAbuka se pITe hue - usane jo jahA~ huA, use nAma aura sthAna sahita saba kaha diyA / purAnI corI meM gaI huI aneka vastuoM kI prApti se prasanna hue nagara-rakSaka ne adhika dhana ke pAne kI icchA se " phira pUchA-re ! jo tUne pahile rAjA ke koSa se ratna * curAye the, ve ratna kahA~ hai ? taba vaha cora kAMpatA huA - phira kahane lagA-una ratnoM ko pahile maiMne dhanadatta ko dikhAyA thA, jaba usane nahIM liye, taba maiMne siddhadatta ko deM diye / nagara-rakSaka ne saba vRttAnta rAjA ko nivedana kara diyaa| usa samaya corI se lAye hue ratna ke kharIdane se rAjA usa para atyanta kruddha huaa| usI samaya siddhadatta ko bulAkara kArAgAra meM DAla diyA / saba prakAra se use anna P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * pAnI dene kA niSedha kara diyaa| siddhadatta kA atula dhana kisI kAma nahIM aayaa| aba isa prakAra kaSTa par3ane para purAsI loga usakI upekSA karane lge| kitane hI dinoM se bhUkha-pyAsa se pIr3ita hokara usane apane ghara kA sArA dhana dekara kaida se chuTakArA paayaa| apane ghara Akara ghara ko dhana dhAnya se rikta "acchA hotA huA bhI nirjIva ke samAna" dekhakara use atyanta duHkha huA aura mana meM vicArane lagA ki itane dina taka devI kI kRpA se lakSmI mere ghara meM saba tarapha se prArahI thii| isa samaya tyAga aura bhoga se rahita tathA svajanahIna viveka rahita merI lakSmI isI prakAra calI gii| merA dhana isa loka aura paraloka ke acche kAryoM meM aura kahIM para bhI upayukta nahIM huA / jaMgala . meM utpanna huI camelI kI taraha svabhAva se hI caMcala lakSmI meM Asakta isa (mujha) mUrkha ko dhikkAra hai| maiMne aura dhanadatta donoM ne devI se yatheSTa varadAna pAyA hai, parantu pUrva krama ke prabhAva se phala meM viSamatA huI / isa prakAra mAnasika duHkhoM se virakta hokara siddhadatta saMsAra chor3akara tApasa ho gyaa| / eka dina rAjA ne dhanadatta ko bulAkara vismayapUrvaka pUchA-he zreSThin ! bahuta lAbha hone para bhI tUne stra kyoM P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda * [ 105 nahIM liye ? yaha lobha indra se lekara kITa paryanta prasAra pAyA huaA hai| mana meM praveza karate hue isa lobha ko tUne kaise roka liyaa| usa samaya apane nirdoSapane se niHzaMka hokara dhanadatta ne rAjA se kahA-he rAjan ! saba pApa lobha ke kAraNa hI hote haiN| yadi lAbha hai to anya avaguNa se kyA ? ityAdi zAstra ke vacanoM ko sadA smaraNa karate hue mujhako lobha rUpI pizAca kabhI nahIM staataa| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki vizuddha nyAya ke mArga meM calane vAle uttama puruSa ko corI aura corI se prApta dhana ko sarvathA chor3a denA caahie| he svAmin ! maiMne santoSa kA Adara karake una ratnoM ko nahIM liye / usakI nirlobhatA se rAjA ne prasanna hokara usakA bar3A satkAra kiyaa| sarvathA sAta vyasanoM se rahita hone se, zuddha vyavahAra meM niSTha hone se, sadhArmikapane se, satya aura hitakAraka vacanoM ke kahane se, sarvatra udArapane se varddhamAna sampatti vAlA dhanadatta saba nagarI kA priya ho gyaa| . eka dina rAjA kI sabhA meM eka dhUrta AyA aura hAtha meM koTi mUlya ke ratnoM ko rakhakara dikhAne lagA aura ahaMbhAva ke sAtha kahane lagA ki samudra meM kitanA jala hai aura kitanA kIcar3a ? yaha sandeha mere mana meM cirakAla se hai| jo P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110] OM ratnapAla nRpa caritra * rasavatI bar3e utsAha se bnaaii| usI samaya bhUkha-pyAsa se bahuta vyAkula, sArtha se bhRSTa, tIna dina se bhayaMkara jaMgala ko lAMghakara kaI maharSi vahAM aaye| dayAlu rAjA aura usa kI rAnI ne prAzuka cAvaloM ke dhovana se unheM nimantrita kiyaa| unhoMne miTTI ke bar3e pAtra meM bhare hue, samaya para prApta hue use zuddha jAnakara grahaNa kara liyaa| vahIM pAsa rahe hue vRkSa kI chAyA meM baiThakara amRta kI taraha use pIkara svAsthya lAbha kiyaa| tadanantara una munioM ke pAsa jAkara dharmopadeza sunakara laghukarmA hone ke kAraNa strI sahita usa rAjA ne zrAvaka dharma ko aMgIkAra kara liyaa| acchI zraddhApUrvaka zrAvaka dharma kI ArAdhanA karake aura samaya para samAhita mana se marakara he prajApAla ratnapAla ! Apa bhAgyanidhi utpanna hue ho / duHkha ke dAha se utpanna vairAgya vAlA siddhadatta tApasa phira ajJAna kaSTa karake jayAmAtya huaa| usa dina tUne lobha se usakA jahAja bAraha dina taka roka rakhA thA, usa vaira se usane yahAM terA rAjya bAraha varSa taka grahaNa kiyaa| RNa / aura baira ye donoM mUrkhatA se manuSya dvArA upekSita hue karor3oM janma taka sAtha jAte haiN| kabhI jIrNa nahIM hote| unake karma vizeSa karake anya bhava meM sau athavA hajAra guNA hokara vApisa unako milate haiM / E asy : P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda : [ 111 dhanadatta kA jIvana-vaha videzI zrAvaka thaa| pUrva bhava ke upakAra se sadA usa samaya dukha meM jAgata rahatA thA, jisako tUne maraNa samaya meM ArAdhanA aura upavAsa karAyA thaa| vaha devatA hokara samaya 2 para terA upakArI huaa| tere purAne bhava kI nau hI striyeM yahAM Akara nIradAna se utpanna hue sadbhoga ko sAtha hI bhogane ke lie tujhe mila gaI / , vaha zrIdevI una striyoM meM zreSTha rAnI zRMgArasundarI huii| usane sahasra janma ke pahile kAyotsarga meM rahe hue muni ko hAsyapUrvaka dhUli se apamAnita kiyA thaa| usI kAraNa se isa janma meM aneka prakAra kI viDambanAeM isako milii| / 'pUrvabhava meM kanakamaMjarI ne naukara ko he kuSThin ! tU mere kathana ko nahIM mAnatA, isa prakAra gAlI dI thii| isI prakAra guNamaMjarI ne bhI sevaka ko "ai andhe!" isa prakAra gAlI dI thii| isa bhava meM vo yo vyAdhi una 2 karmoM ke phala se unake huI / pUrvabhava meM ina striyoM ne gAlI dekara phira thor3I dayA naukaroM para kI, isa kAraNa se vaisI bhayaMkara vyAdhi bhI unakI zAnta ho gii| { jo tUne usa samaya tUmbA bhara nirdoSa pAnI zraddhApUrvaka sAdhuoM ko diyA thA, usI se saba prayojana ko siddha karane P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * jo koI sajjana puruSa mujhe isa vivAda se chur3A degA, vaha merA parama bandhu hai| phira maiM use eka koTi svarNa dNgii| usa samaya "viveka se zobhAyamAna hai buddhi jisakI" aisA dhanadatta unake vRttAnta ko sunakara unake vivAda kA nirNaya karane ko zIghra vahAM aayaa| usake hAtha meM bAraha karor3a svarNa ke mUlya kI mahAmaNi thii| bAyeM hAtha meM rahe hue kA~ca meM prativimbita maNi ko dikhAkara bolA- inheM le aura isa paNya strI ko chor3a de| dhUrta bolA-isa kA~ca meM pratibimbita maNiyoM se mujhe kyA prayojana ? dhanadatta bolA-he dra ! jaisI bhAvanA hotI hai, vaisI hI siddhi hotI hai / jaisA deva vaisI pUjA / tUne svapna meM jaisA dhana isako, diyA, vaisA hI pratibimbita isase diyA huA yaha tere sAmane hai| isameM koI doSa nhiiN| yaha sunakara vaha dhUrta niruttara hokara . vilakha mukha jaise AyA thA. vaisA hI kahIM calA gayA / tadanantara mithyA vivAda se mukta hone ke kAraNa prasanna usa vaizyAM ne dhanadatta ko kucha adhika svarNa koTi dii| isa prakAra buddhimAn dhanadattaM pravardhamAna Rddhi vAlA hotA huA krama se chappana koTi svarNa kA svAmI bana gyaa.|| eka dina usa nagara meM balI koI vyAda (rAkSasa) AyA aura usane rAjA ko pakar3a liyaa| isa kAraNa rAjA P.P. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda * [106 '' .. .. .. tatkAla hI mRtyu dazA meM pahu~ca gyaa| tadanantara vaha rAkSasa AkAza meM sthita hokara kahane lagA-yadi koI apanI bali mujhe de to maiM rAjA ko chor3a sakatA huuN| mantrI Adi saba ghara baiThe mauta bulAne ke nyote ko mAnane meM asamartha hue / satvahInatA se puravAsI bhI lajjita hue nIcA dekhane lge| / usa samaya paropakAraniSNAnta dhanadatta ne rAjA kI rakSA karane ke vicAra se rAkSasa ko apanI bali de dii| usake Atmabala se prasanna hue rAkSasa ne zIghra hI rAjA ko chor3a diyA aura bAraha koTi svarNa kI varSA kara antardvAna ho gyaa| vaha rAkSasa krUra jAti kA mAMsa bhakSI nahIM thaa| balki manuSyoM ke Atmabala kI parIkSA karane ke lie usane aisI yAcanA kI thii| tadanantara kRtajJa rAjA ne apanA atyanta upakAra karane vAle dhanadatta ko saba vyavahAriyoM meM mukhya banA diyaa| bhadra prakRti, pApa se bhayabhIta tathA saumya dRSTi rAjA, apanI prajA kA pAlana nyAyapUrvaka karane lgaa| eka dina vasanta Rtu meM krIDA-kautukI rAjA apane antaHpura ke sAtha nagara ke bAhira. udyAna meM gyaa| vahAM sUpakAroM ne (rasoiyAne) rAjA kI AjJA se nAnA prakAra kI P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S.. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 106 1 * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * vidvAn isake nyUnAdhikapane ko jAnatA ho aura mujhe vizvAsa dilA de, usako maiM ye pAMcoM ratna de duuN| usake durbodha saMzaya ko rAjasabhA meM kisI ne dUra nahIM kiyaa| yaha kiMvadantI sAre nagara meM phaila gyii| usa samaya devI kI kRpA se prApta viveka dhanadatta rAjA ke mahatva kI rakSA karane ke irAde se sabhA meM gayA aura kahane lagA he bhadra ! samudra meM pAnI kama aura kIcar3a adhika hai| yadi mere kathana meM tujhe vizvAsa na ho to samudra meM giratI huI gaMgA Adi nadiyoM ko rokakara samudra ke saba jala kA hoziyArI se nApa banA le| phira samudra ke samasta jala ko alaga karake kardama kA nApa karale / aisA karane se kIcar3a kI saMkhyA nizcaya hI adhika hogii| isa asAdhya caturatA se bharI vacanokti se haNAyA huA, lajjA se vilakha mukha, apanI parAjaya ko mAnatA huA vaha kahe hue ratnoM ko dhanadatta ko dekara sabhA meM apanI haMsI karavAkara nagara ke bAhira calA gyaa| 'prazaMsanIya hai buddhi jisakI' aisA dhanadatta rAjA se bahuta satkAra pAyA huA bar3e utsava ke sAtha apane ghara gyaa| * eka dina usa nagara meM naujavAna svarUpa, acchA zRMgAra kiyA huA dhUrta rUpa saubhAgyazAlinI, bAraha koTi 1. yaha bAta P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. 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[ 107 svarNa kI svAminI anaMgalekhA nAmaka vaizyA ke ghara meM sArtheza dhanika kA veza dhAraNa kiye hue aayaa| usa samaya use bar3A dhanI samajhakara kapaTa meM pravINa vaizyA apanA prema dikhAtI huI bolI-maiMne Aja svapna meM tumhAre se bAraha karor3a svarNa pAye haiN| kalpadruma ke samAna tere Agamana se vaha svapna satya ho gyaa| vaha bolA-he zubhe! yaha satya hai, maiMne svapna meM bAraha koTi svarNa tere ghara meM inAmata rakkhI hai| acche bhoga / ke sukha meM lubdha mana vAlA maiM 12 varSa taka tere ghara meM rhuuNgaa| yaha sApha sApha kahakara phira kahane lagA-isa vakta to merA sathavAr3A dezAntara meM jAne ko utsuka hai| kyoMki maiMne vyavasAya meM vahAM bahuta lAbha uThAyA hai| isalie vahAM jAkara bahuta dhana upArjana kara tere saubhAgya se khiMcA huA zIghra tere ghara aauuNgaa| isa kAraNa vo bAraha koTi svarNarAzi zIghra mujhe de de| isa prakAra kahate hue dhUrta ne usakA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| "ye kyA kara rahe ho ?" aisA kahatI huI vaizyA ko vaha caurAhe meM le aayaa| unakA vivAda kisI samajhadAra ne nahIM tor3A / pahile to vaizyA hone se hAsyAspada thI. hI, phira isa vivAda se vizeSa vikala ho gii| isa dhUrta vivAda se kisI prakAra chuTakArA pAne kI icchA se apane naukara dvArA sarvatra paTaha bajavAyA ki P.P.AC. 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Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra * .. vAlA rasatumbaka tujhe milA aura sadA utsava se yukta niSkaTaka rAjya bhI milA / isa prakAra sarvajJa muni ke mukhAravinda se apane pUrvajanma ke vRttAnta ko acchI taraha zravaNa karane se . sapriya nRpa ratnapAla ko jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| usa jAtismaraNa jJAna se sarvajJa muni se kahe hue apane pUrvabhava ke vRttAnta ko sAkSAt dekhakara abhaMga vairAgya ko prApta huA, mana meM isa prakAra vicArane lagA-duHkha hI hai sAra jisameM aise saMsAra meM bhaTakate hue tRSNA se caMcala prANiyoM ne aneka bAra viSaya sukha pahile bhI bhoge haiN| hA! yaha kheda ke sAtha kahanA par3atA hai to bhI mUrkha loga unhIM viSayoM meM Asakta hue paraloka meM Atma-kalyANa karane vAle Arhata dharma kA AcaraNa nahIM krte| jaise zaradakAla-bAdala pavana se bikhara jAte haiM, usI prakAra isa saMsAra meM dRzya kSaNabhaMgura haiM, aisA maiM mAnatA huuN| lakSmI samudra ke taraMga kI bhAMti caMcala hai aura priya saMgama mArga meM rahe huai vRkSa ke nIce vizrAma lene vAle musAphiroM ke saMgama jaisA hai| aura saba indriyoM ke viSaya ApAtamadhura tathA pariNAma meM dukhadAyI haiN| kele ke madhya bhAga kI taraha saMsAra meM kucha dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| kSaNa meM dIkhane se aura kSaNa meM hI naSTa hone se saMsAra meM saba svapna tulya haiN| pahilA-arthAt svapna soye hue ko hotA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak'Trust Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda *. [113 hai aura dUsarA-saMsAra jage hue ko dIkhatA hai, yaha pharka hai| pratikSaNa naSTa hotA huA yaha zarIra mAlUma nahIM hotaa| pAnI meM DAle hue kacce ghar3e kI taraha bikharane se mAlUma hotA hai| Ayu nAka ke agra bhAga meM calane vAle zvAsa ke bahAne se zIghra bhAgane ke lie abhyAsa kiyA huA sA pratIta hotA hai| jinase hama utpanna hue, unako gaye to bahuta kAla ho gyaa| hamArI samAna avasthA vAloM ko jAte hue dekhakara bhI yaha AtmA anAkula hai, yaha bar3A kheda hai| yaduktam:- . . vayaM yobhyo jAtA zvira parigatA eva khalute / samaM yaiH saMvRddhAH smRti viSayatAM te'pi gmitaaH|| idAnI mete sma pratidina samApanna ptnaa| gatA tulyAvasthAM sikatila nadI tIra tarubhiH // 1 // . viSaya bahuta samaya taka rahakara bhI bur3hApe meM cale jAyeMge, isameM koI sandeha nhiiN| svayaM chor3e hue ye viSaya bahuta sukha dene vAle hote haiM / kahA hai: avazya yAtArazciratara muSitvA'pi vissyaaH| .... viyoge ko bhedastyajati na jano yatsvayamamUn / vrajantaH svAtaMtryAt atula paritApAya mnsH| svayaM tyaktA hya te zama sukhamanantaM viddhati // 1 // P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 ] * ratnapAla nRpa caritra ... uparokta kAraNa se isa saMsAra meM viSayAntara ko chor3akara vidvAn ko sarvajJa bhASita dharma kA sAra saMgraha karanA caahie| isa prakAra nirmala citta nRpa ratnapAla viSayoM kI mahimA se virata huA pravrajyA 'dIkSA' ke grahaNa karane meM dRr3hasaMkalpa ho gyaa| tadanantara acche guNoM dvArA jinako parama ucca sthAna para pahu~cAyA thA, ve mukhyamantrI tathA sAmanta aura mitra loga usa samaya ratnapAla rAjA se kahane lage-he svAmin eka Apake hI sahAre jIvita rahane vAle hama loga kalpavRkSa ke sadRza Apase cyuta hue puSpa kI taraha hAya ! kaise ho jAyeMge aura nAnA bhoga ko bhogane vAle antaHpura ke loga Apake choDa dene para mastaka se gire hue kezoM kI taraha kaise ho jAyeMge ? he nyAyaniSTha ! he guNa zreSTha ! Apase lAlana pAlana kI huI yaha prajA mAtA-pitA ke sadRza sukha kisa se pAegI? isa prakAra. moha ko utpanna karane vAle unake vAkyoM ko sunakara bhI rAjA ratnapAla kA mana sthira vairAgya se kucha bhI vicalita nahIM huaa| ... tadanantara nRpa ratnapAla ne apanI pratimA sadRza putra megharatha ko saba sAmanta rAjAoM ke sAmane hI rAjyasiMhAsana P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. * Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * caturtha pariccheda : [115 para biThAkara aura use rAjanIti kI zikSA dekara samasta jana-samudAya meM jinamata ke udyota ko karane kI icchA se apanI striyoM ke sAtha aSTAnhikA mahotsava karake, dInadukhiyoM ko dAna detA huA apane putra dvArA kiye hue mahotsava pUrvaka mahAsena nAmaka muni ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa krlii| vaha zuddha citta hokara niraticAra cAritra kA pAlana karane lagA aura kaThina tara karake samaya para samAhita mana se mara kara devaloka meM mahAn devatA huaa| vahAM bahuta kAla taka strI ke sAtha adbhuta devasampatti ko bhogakara mahAvideha meM manuSyabhava pAkara zIfa hI siddha hogaa| ujvala dAna niHsIma samRddhi kA kAraNa hai, aisA mAnakara zuddha mana se sajjanoM ko usameM prayatna karanA caahie| tapAgacchAdhirAja zrI soma sundara sUri paTTa prabhAvaka gacchanAyaka yugapradhAna zrI muni sundara sUri vineya vAcanAcArya soma maNDana gaNi kRtA satpAtra pAnIya dAne zrI ratnapAla nRpa kathA smaaptaa|| . P.P.AC. Gunrathasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 ] * ratnapAla napa caritra * parama suvihita nAmadheya tapogacchAdhipati AvAla brahmacArI vidvavRnda vandanIya zAstra vizArada anuyogAcArya panyAsajI zrImad hIramunijI - mahArAja tatkarArpita dIkSA vidyAvAridhi :: : muni sundaramuni stasya ziSya vidyA premI surendramuni kRte ratnapAla nRpa caritre bhASAnuvAde . ratnapAla pUrvabhava varNana dIkSA varNana nAma caturtha pariccheda samApta // C G666666 OM.0000000000000GGC P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa pustaka ke chapAne meM sahAyatA dene vAle sadgRhasthoM kI nAmAvalI 71) ru0 dujAnA nivAsI zAha premacanda jIvarAja 71) ru0 dujAnA nivAsI zAha catramANa camanAjI 51) ru0 dujAnA nivAsI zAha cunnIlAla kezAjI .51) ru0 vaNadAra nivAsI zAha udayacanda dhanarAja 101) ru0 candarAi nivAsI zAha hemarAja jasAjI 51) ru0 candarAi nivAsI zAha vRddhicanda kapUracanda 51) ru0 candarAi nivAsI zAha devIcanda mannAjI 51) ru0 bhADudA nivAsI tIjA bahana 51) ru0 tAla nivAsI bAI mainA bahana . Serving Jin Shasan 111391 gyanmandirikobatirth.org phoTu aura TAITala zrI bahAdurasiMhajI prI. presa : pAlItANA. P.P.AC.Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust